Word
Gdy czytam o tym plemieniu, myślę o historii.
Meaning
When I read about this tribe, I think about history.
Part of speech
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Breakdown of Gdy czytam o tym plemieniu, myślę o historii.
czytać
to read
ten
this (m)
myśleć
to think
historia
history
Questions & Answers about Gdy czytam o tym plemieniu, myślę o historii.
Why does the word for tribe change from plemię to plemieniu?
This is the Locative case, triggered by the preposition o (about). Neuter nouns ending in -ę, like plemię (tribe) or imię (name), are special because their core stem expands. They add an -n- to the stem. In the Locative singular, the ending is -u, which softens that n into ni, giving us the ending -eniu. So, plemię becomes plemieniu.
Why do we use tym instead of to before plemieniu?
The demonstrative pronoun to (this) must match the noun it describes in gender, number, and case. Since plemię is a neuter singular noun, and it is in the Locative case here, to must also change to its Locative neuter form, which is tym.
Why does historia end with a double i in o historii?
Historia is a feminine noun in the Locative case here. For words of foreign origin ending in -ria (like historia, teoria, or kategoria), the Locative, Genitive, and Dative ending is always -rii with a double i. You pronounce it with a slightly longer ee sound at the end.
Could I say instead of at the start of this sentence?