Breakdown of Niektórzy ojcowie bardzo lubią gotować.
bardzo
very
gotować
to cook
lubić
to like
ojciec
father
niektórzy
some / certain (virile)
Questions & Answers about Niektórzy ojcowie bardzo lubią gotować.
Why do we use niektórzy here instead of niektóre?
Niektórzy is the masculine personal plural form of the word niektóry (some). Because ojcowie (fathers) is a group of men, we must use this masculine personal form. For women, animals, or objects, you would use niektóre, for example: niektóre matki (some mothers).
Why is there an rz in niektórzy when the singular form is niektóry?
When creating the masculine personal plural, the final consonant of the stem often softens. Here, the r in niektóry changes to rz before taking the plural ending -y. You will see this exact same r to rz shift in many adjectives and pronouns describing groups of men, like dobry becoming dobrzy.
Why does the plural of ojciec end in -owie instead of -i or -y?
The suffix -owie is a special nominative plural ending for masculine personal nouns. It is typically reserved for male family members (like mężowie for husbands, synowie for sons), important titles, and certain respected professions.
The English translation says 'really like', so why does the Polish sentence use bardzo instead of naprawdę?
While bardzo literally translates to 'very', it is the most natural and standard word in Polish to intensify verbs of emotion or preference. To say you really like or love doing something, you use bardzo lubić, which literally means 'to like very much'.
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