Word
Ci Egipcjanie interesują się starożytnymi grobowcami.
Meaning
These Egyptians are interested in ancient tombs.
Part of speech
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Pronunciation
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Breakdown of Ci Egipcjanie interesują się starożytnymi grobowcami.
ten
this (m)
interesować się
to be interested in (+ Instrumental)
starożytny
ancient
Egipcjanin
Egyptian
Questions & Answers about Ci Egipcjanie interesują się starożytnymi grobowcami.
How do we get Egipcjanie from the singular Egipcjanin?
Egipcjanin belongs to a special group of masculine personal nouns ending in -anin, often used for nationalities. To form the nominative plural, you drop the -in suffix and add -e. So, Egipcjanin becomes Egipcjanie.
Why do we use Ci instead of Te for "these"?
Because Egipcjanie is a masculine personal noun (a plural noun referring to people, including at least one male). In Polish, the plural word for "these" splits into ci for masculine personal nouns and te for everything else.
Why are the words starożytnymi grobowcami (ancient tombs) in the instrumental case?
The reflexive verb interesować się (to be interested in) always forces the noun that follows it into the instrumental case. In English you are interested "in" something, but in Polish, you simply use the instrumental case without a preposition.
I see the instrumental plural ending -ami in grobowcami, but what happened to the -e- from the singular word grobowiec?
The letter e in grobowiec is a "fleeting e". This is a common pattern in Polish where the final e in the base of a word drops out when you add most grammatical endings to it.