Questions & Answers about Mam zarówno szóstkę, jak i siódemkę.
Why does this sentence use szóstkę and siódemkę instead of the regular numbers sześć and siedem?
Szóstka and siódemka are feminine nouns created from numbers. We use them when talking about a number as an object or concept, like a playing card (a six), a school grade, a bus route, or a dice roll, rather than using them to count quantities of things.
I know the numbers six and seven are sześć and siedem. Where does the ó in szóstkę and siódemkę come from?
When forming nouns from numbers, vowel shifts often happen in the root word. The -e- in both sześć and siedem changes to -ó- to make the nouns szóstka and siódemka.
Why do both numbers end in -ę here?
Because they are the direct objects of the verb mam (I have). Since szóstka and siódemka act exactly like regular feminine nouns ending in -a, they take the standard -ę ending in the accusative case.
How does the phrase zarówno... jak i... work, and why is there a comma in the middle?