Tag Archives: Grammar
Teach and Learn Polish Posted by Anna on Jan 3, 2009
I was talking to my friend today, and as always, she does her best to express herself in Polish. She’s been studying the language for quite some time now, and generally does a very good job when writing in Polish. However, when it comes to speaking, things can get a bit confusing at times. Today…
Perfective vs Imperfective Posted by Anna on Nov 25, 2008
One of you sent me an email wanting to know more about the verbs I listed in the Dative part 3 blog post. “What’s the deal with those two forms?” was the question. Well, I’m glad you asked. And here are the verbs in question: dać/dawać – to give oddać/oddawać – to give back/ to…
The Dative in Polish, part 3 Posted by Anna on Nov 19, 2008
It’s been a while, a looong while actually, since our last post about nouns and cases. I think I started telling you about the dative case and then promptly began to practice avoidance. So where were we last? Oh yes, personal pronouns and indirect objects, me thinks. So, let’s quickly go back and review. I…
Polish Prepositions, part 1 Posted by Anna on Oct 31, 2008
A while back Gary sent me an email, which for the life of me I can’t find anywhere now – my mailbox self-destructed earlier this week and all my messages disappeared into the bottomless internet pit. But that’s not what we’re going to talk about today. Gary asked for a post about prepositions, and when…
Polish Verbs of Motion, Part 2 Posted by Anna on Oct 19, 2008
Today’s post is inspired by Pinolona’s comment and her plea for help. Help with what? Polish verbs, of course. She pointed out that both “iść” and “chodzić” are imperfective verbs, but since I suspect that to most people the word “imperfective” means about as much as “lähteitä tai viitteitä” to me (hint – not much…
Polish Verbs of Motion Posted by Anna on Oct 16, 2008
Polish verbs make me cry. And I don’t mean the tears of joy here, that’s for sure. I’ve never thought about just how evil they can be until recently. I was working on a project, which demanded expert knowledge of verbs, Polish verbs, naturally, and that was a real eye-opener for me. I’ve never realized…
Why We Need Professor Miodek Posted by Anna on Sep 25, 2008
Lately I’ve been writing in Polish more and more, and while I’ve always thought that my Polish spelling skills were decent, now I’m not so sure. In fact, I am sure – they suck. It’s of very little consolation that I am not alone. Any random read of internet forums populated by Poles will prove…