Breakdown of Ile pieniędzy odziedziczyli spadkobiercy?
pieniądze
money
ile
how many
odziedziczyć
to inherit (perfective)
spadkobierca
the heir
Questions & Answers about Ile pieniędzy odziedziczyli spadkobiercy?
Why is it pieniędzy instead of the basic form pieniądze?
The word ile (how much/how many) is a quantifier, and it requires the noun that follows it to be in the Genitive case. Because pieniądze (money) is a plural-only noun in Polish, we use its Genitive plural form, which is pieniędzy.
How would I use the preposition po with the verb odziedziczyli?
In Polish, you don't inherit "from" someone, you inherit "after" them using po + Locative. If you wanted to add who the heirs got the money from, you would use this exact construction. For example: Odziedziczyli pieniądze po ojcu (They inherited money from their father).
The word spadkobiercy is plural. What is the singular form, and is it masculine or feminine?
The singular form is spadkobierca. Even though it ends in -a (which is usually a feminine ending), it is a masculine personal noun because it refers to a male heir. It only becomes feminine if you use the specific female equivalent, spadkobierczyni.
Why does the verb odziedziczyli end in -li and not -ły?
Because the subject spadkobiercy is masculine personal (often called "virile"). In the past tense, if a group includes at least one male person, the verb takes the -li ending. If the group consisted entirely of female heirs (spadkobierczynie), the verb would be odziedziczyły.
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