Breakdown of Amerykanie robią zdjęcia na wykopaliskach.
na
on, at / to (motion toward) / for (a meal) / for (waiting for)
robić zdjęcia
to take photos
wykopaliska
excavations
Amerykanin
American
Questions & Answers about Amerykanie robią zdjęcia na wykopaliskach.
Why is the plural of Amerykanin formed as Amerykanie?
This noun belongs to a special group of masculine personal nouns ending in -anin. To form the nominative plural, they drop the -in part of the suffix entirely and just add the ending -e. So, Amerykanin becomes Amerykanie (rather than "Amerykanini").
Why do we use robią (they do/make) instead of a word for "take"?
In Polish, you don't "take" a photo; you "make" it. The standard set phrase for taking a photo is robić zdjęcie, and for taking photos in plural, it's robić zdjęcia.
What case is zdjęcia in this sentence?
It is in the accusative case, acting as the direct object of the verb robią. The base word is the neuter noun zdjęcie. For neuter nouns, the plural accusative form is identical to the plural nominative form, which is zdjęcia.
Why does wykopaliskach end in -ach?
It is in the locative case, plural. The preposition na requires the locative case here because it describes a static location (where the action is happening). The ending -ach is the universal locative plural ending for nouns of all genders, coming from the neuter singular word wykopalisko (excavation).
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