Word
Czy te oryginalne części należą do tego samochodu?
Meaning
Do these original parts belong to this car?
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sentence
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Breakdown of Czy te oryginalne części należą do tego samochodu?
samochód
car
czy
[question particle]
ten
this (m)
do
to
Questions & Answers about Czy te oryginalne części należą do tego samochodu?
In English we say 'belong to'. Can I just use the Polish Dative case here instead of 'do'?
No, you must use the preposition do followed by the Genitive case (tego samochodu). The verb należeć (to belong) always pairs with do. Even though the English translation 'belong to' might tempt you to use the Polish Dative case, that would be grammatically incorrect here.
What gender is the noun część, and how does it form its plural here?
Część is a feminine noun, which trips up many learners because it ends in a consonant rather than the typical -a. For feminine nouns ending in a soft consonant like -ść, the Nominative plural is formed by adding -i, giving us części.
Why do we use te oryginalne instead of ci oryginalni?
In the plural, Polish adjectives and pronouns change based on whether the noun is virile (groups with at least one man) or non-virile (everything else, including women, animals, and objects). Since części (parts) are inanimate objects, they take the non-virile forms te and oryginalne.
Why is the ending of samochodu an -u instead of -a in the Genitive case?