Learn Polish: Podczas meczu zawodniczka serwuje bardzo dobrze. - During the match, the female player serves very well.

Podczas meczu zawodniczka serwuje bardzo dobrze.

During the match, the female player serves very well.

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Questions & Answers about Podczas meczu zawodniczka serwuje bardzo dobrze.

Why is it meczu and not mecz?

The word podczas (during) always requires the following noun to be in the Genitive case. Because mecz is a masculine inanimate noun, it takes the -u ending in this case, becoming meczu.

Why does the verb serwuje have an -uj- in the middle?

The infinitive form is serwować (to serve). In Polish, verbs ending in -ować change that ending to -uj- when conjugated in the present tense. Therefore, it becomes ona serwuje for "she serves".

How is the word zawodniczka formed from the masculine version?

It comes from the masculine word zawodnik (player or competitor). To create the feminine version, Polish replaces the masculine suffix; here, the -ik becomes -iczka, making it zawodniczka.

How would I use the word for "both" to say "Both female players serve very well"?

You would use the feminine form obie, because zawodniczka is a feminine noun. The sentence would change to Obie zawodniczki serwują bardzo dobrze, meaning the noun and verb must also change to their plural forms.