Word
Płacę za miesięczną subskrypcję.
Meaning
I am paying for the monthly subscription.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Płacę za miesięczną subskrypcję.
płacić
to pay
za
for (in exchange for)
miesięczny
monthly
subskrypcja
subscription
Questions & Answers about Płacę za miesięczną subskrypcję.
Why do we need the word za in this sentence?
In Polish, when you talk about paying for a product or service, you use the verb płacić followed by the preposition za. In these transaction contexts, za always forces the following noun into the accusative case.
Why is the noun spelled subskrypcję instead of its dictionary form subskrypcja?
Because of the preposition za, the noun must be in the accusative case. For feminine nouns that end in -a in their basic form, the ending changes to -ę in the accusative.
Why does the adjective miesięczną end in -ą?
Adjectives have to match the noun they describe. Since subskrypcję is feminine and in the accusative case, the adjective miesięczna (monthly) changes its -a to -ą. Be careful not to confuse this with the instrumental case, which also uses the -ą ending for feminine adjectives!
Could I use the perfective verb zapłacę here instead?
Not if you want to say you are paying right now or pay on a regular basis. Zapłacę is a perfective verb, which means it describes a completed action and can only be used for the future to mean you will pay. Płacę is imperfective and works for actions happening right now or repeatedly.