Word
Zapraszam nowych sportowców na pomiar.
Meaning
I am inviting new athletes for a measurement.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Zapraszam nowych sportowców na pomiar.
nowy
new
na
on, at / to (motion toward) / for (a meal) / for (waiting for)
sportowiec
athlete
zapraszać
to invite
Questions & Answers about Zapraszam nowych sportowców na pomiar.
Why does the direct object nowych sportowców look like it's in the Genitive case?
The verb zapraszać (to invite) requires the Accusative case for its direct object. For masculine personal nouns like sportowiec (athlete), the Accusative plural is identical to the Genitive plural. That's why the nominative plural nowi sportowcy changes to nowych sportowców.
What happened to the 'e' in sportowiec when it changed to sportowców?
The noun sportowiec has a 'fleeting e' in its final syllable. This means the e drops out whenever we add grammatical endings. So, the base word sportowiec becomes sportowców in this case, rather than 'sportowieców'.
Why does the preposition na take the Accusative case (pomiar) here instead of the Locative?
We use na + Locative to describe a static location (where something physically is). However, when na indicates a direction, a purpose, or an event you are going to (like being invited for a measurement), it requires the Accusative case. Because pomiar is a masculine inanimate noun, its Accusative form looks exactly like its Nominative dictionary form.
How does pomiar relate to the lesson topic of decimals and percentages?