Questions & Answers about Nie mamy polecenia dla pani Zielińskiej.
Why does the surname end in -skiej here?
The base surname is Zielińska, which is the feminine form of Zieliński. The preposition dla (for) always requires the Genitive case. Because Polish surnames ending in -ska decline exactly like adjectives, Zielińska changes to Zielińskiej in the Genitive.
What if her surname was a noun-based name like Nowak instead of Zielińska?
If a woman's surname does not end in an adjective suffix like -ska or -cka (for example, Nowak or Kowal), it is completely indeclinable. You would simply say dla pani Nowak, and the unchangeable surname would just follow the title.
Why does the word pani look like it hasn't changed case after dla?
It actually is in the Genitive case, but the Genitive form of pani is identical to its basic dictionary form. You will see pani stay exactly the same in most grammatical cases, changing only in the Accusative and Instrumental where it becomes panią.
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