Breakdown of Kiedy dostaniemy jakieś próbki od tego dostawcy?
ten
this (m)
kiedy
when
dostać
to get
jakiś
some, a certain
od
from
dostawca
supplier
próbka
sample
Questions & Answers about Kiedy dostaniemy jakieś próbki od tego dostawcy?
Why do we use od here instead of z for 'from'?
We use od when receiving something from a person, company, or entity (like dostawca). You would use z when taking something out of a physical place or container. Both take the Genitive case, but od is the correct choice for sourcing from people.
The word dostawca ends in '-a'. Why does it use the masculine pronoun tego instead of the feminine tej?
Even though dostawca (supplier) ends in '-a', it is a masculine noun because it refers to a male person or a general business role. Therefore, it takes masculine modifiers like tego. However, because of the '-a' ending, it declines like a feminine noun, which is why its Genitive form is dostawcy.
Why does dostaniemy mean 'will we get' if it is conjugated like a present tense verb?
The verb dostać is perfective. In Polish, perfective verbs do not have a true present tense. When you conjugate them using standard present tense endings (like the '-emy' in dostaniemy), it automatically creates the future tense, focusing on the completed action.
Why do we use jakieś instead of the Genitive jakichś?
The phrase jakieś próbki (some samples) is the direct object of the affirmative verb dostać, so it takes the Accusative case. jakieś is the correct Accusative plural form for non-masculine-personal nouns. You would only use the Genitive jakichś próbek if the sentence was negative.
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