Breakdown of Ona interesuje się rysowaniem i sztuką.
i
and
ona
she / it (f)
sztuka
art
interesować się
to be interested in (+ Instrumental)
rysowanie
drawing
Questions & Answers about Ona interesuje się rysowaniem i sztuką.
Since sztuką ends in -ą, why does the verbal noun for drawing end in -em (rysowaniem)?
Rysowaniem is the instrumental form of the verbal noun rysowanie (drawing). Verbal nouns act exactly like regular neuter nouns ending in -e. In the instrumental case, feminine nouns like sztuka take -ą, but neuter nouns like rysowanie take the standard -em ending.
Why are these words in the instrumental case to begin with?
They are in the instrumental case because of the verb interesuje się (is interested in). The Polish verb interesować się always requires the object you are interested in to take the instrumental case.
How do we get the noun rysowanie from the verb rysować (to draw)?
To create a verbal noun from an infinitive ending in -ować, you drop the final -ć and add -nie. This turns the action of drawing into a concrete neuter noun that you can decline just like any other noun.
Could I just say Ona interesuje rysowaniem without się?
No, dropping się changes both the meaning and the grammar. Without się, interesować means 'to interest someone' and requires the accusative case. To say someone 'is interested in' something, you must use the reflexive interesować się.
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