Breakdown of Warto poznawać nowych ludzi.
nowy
new
ludzie
people
warto
it is worth (warto + infinitive)
poznawać
to get to know
Questions & Answers about Warto poznawać nowych ludzi.
How does the verb poznawać relate to this lesson's focus on the -awać suffix?
The perfective verb is poznać (to meet or get to know). To make it imperfective for repeated or general actions, Polish adds the suffix -awać to the stem, creating poznawać. This fits the sentence because getting to know people is a continuous, general recommendation.
Why is the phrase nowych ludzi used instead of nowi ludzie?
The verb poznawać takes a direct object in the accusative case. Because ludzie (people) is a masculine personal noun, its accusative plural takes the exact same form as its genitive plural. So, the nominative nowi ludzie changes to nowych ludzi.
Wait, what is the singular form of ludzi?
The singular form is człowiek (person or human). This is a highly irregular noun where the plural forms, like the nominative ludzie or accusative ludzi, are based on a completely different root word than the singular.
Why isn't there a word for 'It' before warto?
In Polish, warto (it is worthwhile / it is worth) is an impersonal expression that works on its own. You don't need a dummy subject like 'it' or to. You simply pair warto directly with an infinitive verb.
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