Breakdown of Czy twój brat też ma to dziedziczne znamię?
to
this
czy
[question particle]
mieć
to have
brat
brother
twój
your
też
also, too
znamię
birthmark
dziedziczny
hereditary
Questions & Answers about Czy twój brat też ma to dziedziczne znamię?
Why does znamię keep its dictionary form here if it is the direct object of the verb ma?
Because znamię is a neuter noun. In Polish, all neuter nouns have the exact same form in the Accusative case (used for direct objects) as they do in the Nominative case. Even though it is a special noun ending in -ę, this fundamental rule still applies.
How would the form of znamię change if the sentence were negative?
The negated verb nie ma requires the Genitive case. For neuter nouns ending in -ę, the Genitive involves expanding the root with an -eni- stem. So, "does not have this hereditary birthmark" would be nie ma tego dziedzicznego znamienia.
What if we wanted to ask if he has these hereditary birthmarks in the plural?
Neuter nouns ending in -ę usually expand with an -on- stem in the Nominative and Accusative plural. The plural form of znamię is znamiona. The phrase would become te dziedziczne znamiona.
Why does the adjective dziedziczne end in -e?
It must agree with the neuter noun znamię in the Accusative case. Neuter adjectives in the Nominative and Accusative singular take the -e ending, changing from their base dictionary form (which here is dziedziczny).
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