Breakdown of Często otrzymujemy faktury od tej firmy.
ten
this (m)
często
often
firma
company
od
from
otrzymywać
to receive (imperfective)
faktura
invoice
Questions & Answers about Często otrzymujemy faktury od tej firmy.
How was the verb otrzymujemy formed using the -ywać suffix from this lesson?
The perfective (completed action) verb is otrzymać (to receive). To create the imperfective form for repeated actions, we drop the -ać and add -ywać, making otrzymywać. We use the imperfective here because the word często (often) tells us this is a repeated, ongoing action.
If the infinitive is otrzymywać, why does it conjugate to otrzymujemy instead of "otrzymywamy"?
Verbs that end in the suffix -ywać undergo a stem change in the present tense. The -ywa- part changes to -uj- before adding the standard endings. Therefore, the "we" form is otrzymujemy.
Why is the word for invoices faktury in this sentence?
It is the plural direct object of the sentence, so it takes the accusative case. For feminine nouns like faktura, the plural accusative looks exactly the same as the plural nominative, which is faktury.
Why do we say od tej firmy instead of "od ta firma"?
The preposition od (from) always requires the noun and adjective following it to be in the genitive case. The base phrase ta firma (this company) changes to tej firmy in the genitive.
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