Breakdown of Starożytni Egipcjanie zbudowali wielkie piramidy.
wielki
great (large, grand)
zbudować
to build
starożytny
ancient
Egipcjanin
Egyptian
piramida
pyramid
Questions & Answers about Starożytni Egipcjanie zbudowali wielkie piramidy.
What is the singular form of Egipcjanie, and how does this plural work?
The singular form is Egipcjanin (a male Egyptian). This noun belongs to a special group of masculine personal nouns ending in -anin (like Amerykanin or Meksykanin). To form the nominative plural, you drop the -in and add -ie, which gives us Egipcjanie.
Why does the adjective starożytni (ancient) end in -i here?
Because it has to match the noun Egipcjanie, which is a masculine personal (virile) plural noun. The dictionary form is starożytny, but for masculine personal plurals, the -ny ending typically softens to -ni.
Why is the verb zbudowali instead of zbudowały?
In the plural past tense, Polish verbs have two forms: masculine personal (ending in -li) and non-masculine personal (ending in -ły). Since Egipcjanie refers to a group of people that includes men, it takes the masculine personal form zbudowali.
What case is wielkie piramidy, and why does it look like the dictionary form?
It is in the accusative case because it is the direct object of the verb zbudowali (they built what?). For feminine nouns like piramida, the accusative plural happens to be identical to the nominative plural, so the ending is simply -y.
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