Breakdown of Moja córka urodziła się z takim samym znamieniem.
mój
my
z
with
córka
the daughter
urodzić się
to be born
taki sam
exactly the same
znamię
birthmark
Questions & Answers about Moja córka urodziła się z takim samym znamieniem.
How do we get znamieniem from the dictionary form znamię?
Znamię (birthmark) is a neuter noun ending in -ę. In the instrumental case, these special nouns expand their stem by adding -eni- before the ending. The regular instrumental ending for neuter nouns is -em, which gives us znamieniem.
Why is the phrase takim samym znamieniem in the instrumental case?
The preposition z meaning "with" requires the following noun phrase to be in the instrumental case. Because of this, the noun znamię changes to znamieniem, and the descriptive phrase taki sam (the same) changes to its neuter instrumental form, takim samym.
Is taki sam treated as one word or two when changing its case?
It translates as the single concept "the same," but grammatically it consists of two separate words. Both must decline to match the neuter instrumental noun they describe, so taki becomes takim and sam becomes samym.
What happens if I forget to include się and just say córka urodziła?
The meaning completely changes! The verb urodzić się is reflexive and means "to be born." If you drop the się, you are using the active verb urodzić, which means "to give birth." So without się, the sentence would mistakenly mean your daughter gave birth to a birthmark.
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