Breakdown of Dzieci jedzą lody w parku.
dziecko
child
jeść
to eat
w
in / on (a day)
park
park
lody
ice cream (plural noun)
Questions & Answers about Dzieci jedzą lody w parku.
Why is the plural of dziecko (child) dzieci and not something else?
The word dziecko (child) has a very irregular plural form. Instead of following the normal rules for neuter nouns, it completely changes to dzieci. It is one of the most common irregular nouns, so you just have to memorize it!
Lody means ice cream, but isn't it a plural word in Polish?
Yes, lody is a plural noun in Polish, even though we treat ice cream as a singular, uncountable thing in English. The singular form lód means ice, so literally you are eating ices in Polish! Here it is in the accusative case because it is the object being eaten, which looks exactly the same as its dictionary form.
Why does park change to parku here?
The preposition w (in) requires the locative case when talking about a static location. For masculine nouns ending in the consonants k or g, the locative ending is always -u instead of the typical -e, giving us w parku.
What is the dictionary form of jedzą (they are eating)?
The dictionary form (infinitive) is jeść (to eat). It is an irregular verb in the present tense, so it does not perfectly follow standard conjugation endings. For they eat or they are eating, the form is jedzą.
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