Questions & Answers about Psycholog pyta o moje emocje.
Why does o take the accusative case (moje emocje) here instead of the locative?
The preposition o takes the accusative case when it follows verbs of asking or requesting, like pytać o (to ask about/for) or prosić o (to ask for). It only takes the locative case when used with verbs of speaking or thinking, like mówić o (to talk about) or myśleć o (to think about). Since we are using pytać, we need the accusative moje emocje.
Could I say Psycholog pyta się o moje emocje instead?
Yes, you can! The verbs pytać and pytać się mean exactly the same thing. Adding the reflexive pronoun się is very common in everyday spoken Polish, while just pytać is slightly more formal and often preferred in writing.
What gender is emocje and why does it end in -e here?
The singular noun is emocja, which is feminine. Feminine nouns ending in -cja take the ending -cje in the plural. Because emocje is not a masculine-personal noun (it doesn't describe male people), its accusative plural form is exactly the same as its nominative plural form.
Why is the possessive pronoun moje instead of moich?