Breakdown of Uprawiam sport dwa razy w tygodniu.
w
in / on (a day)
dwa
two
tydzień
week
raz
time, once
uprawiać sport
to do sports
Questions & Answers about Uprawiam sport dwa razy w tygodniu.
Why does Polish use uprawiam here instead of a word like robię (I do)?
In English, you 'do' or 'play' sports, but Polish uses the verb uprawiać, which means to practice, cultivate, or engage in an activity regularly. So uprawiać sport is the standard set phrase for working out or doing sports.
Is sport in the accusative case here? Why doesn't its ending change?
Yes, sport is the direct object of the verb, so it is in the accusative case. Because it is a masculine inanimate noun, its accusative form looks exactly the same as its basic dictionary (nominative) form.
I see dwa razy for 'twice'. Can I use the word czas (time) instead?
No, czas refers to time as a general concept, like when you say 'I do not have time'. When you are counting occurrences, like 'one time' or 'twice', you must use the word raz. Dwa razy literally means 'two times'.
Why does tydzień (week) change so much to become tygodniu?
The preposition w (in) requires the locative case here to show a timeframe. The noun tydzień has an irregular stem change when it takes grammatical endings, dropping the 'e' and changing the middle consonants to become tygodniu. Together, w tygodniu means 'in the week' or 'a week'.
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