Word
Nikt nie śpi na macie podczas uważności.
Meaning
Nobody sleeps on the mat during mindfulness.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Nikt nie śpi na macie podczas uważności.
nie
no / not
spać
to sleep
na
on, at / to (motion toward) / for (a meal) / for (waiting for)
podczas
during
Questions & Answers about Nikt nie śpi na macie podczas uważności.
Why do we use the form uważności after podczas?
The preposition podczas (meaning "during") always requires the noun that follows it to take the Genitive case. The base dictionary word is uważność (mindfulness), which is a feminine noun ending in a consonant. In the Genitive case, these feminine nouns typically take the ending -i, making it uważności.
Could I use w trakcie instead of podczas in this sentence?
Yes, absolutely! W trakcie also means "during" and behaves exactly like podczas by requiring the Genitive case. You could say w trakcie uważności without changing the meaning or grammar of the sentence at all.
Is nikt nie śpi a double negative? Doesn't that mean "nobody doesn't sleep"?
It is a double negative, but in Polish, it simply translates to "nobody sleeps." Unlike English, Polish grammar requires a double negative when using negative pronouns like nikt (nobody), nigdy (never), or nic (nothing). You must always pair them with nie right before the verb.
Why does mata (mat) change to macie here?