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On tak ostrożnie balansuje na linie!

On tak ostrożnie balansuje na linie!
He balances on the rope so carefully!
From Lesson 324:Exclamations (taki vs. tak)·Polish

Questions & Answers about On tak ostrożnie balansuje na linie!

Why do we use tak here instead of taki?
We use tak because it modifies the adverb ostrożnie ('carefully'). The rule is to use tak ('so') before adverbs and verbs, but taki ('such a') before nouns or adjective-noun phrases.
Why is the word for rope linie instead of linę in this sentence?
The preposition na takes the Locative case here because it describes where an ongoing action is happening (on the rope). The base noun is lina, which becomes linie in the Locative. If he were stepping or jumping onto the rope (showing motion toward a destination), you would use the Accusative case na linę.
What is the dictionary form (infinitive) of the verb balansuje?
The infinitive is balansować (to balance). Verbs that end in -ować always change their stem to -uj- in the present tense, which is why we get on balansuje (he balances).
How is the adverb ostrożnie formed from its adjective?
The adjective for 'careful' is ostrożny. To make it an adverb ('carefully'), the -y ending is dropped. The consonant n softens to ni before taking the standard adverb ending -e, resulting in ostrożnie.

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