CaseC Flashcards
Celownik (Dative) (46 cards)
Magda is giving the book to Adam
(dative for indirect receiver of action)
Magda daje książkę Adamowi.
Magda = subject
give = verb
book = direct object (accusative form)
Adam = indirect object (dative form)
Thanks to Anna, I have a job.
(dative after certain verbs)
Dzięki Annie mam pracę.
I lend my neighbor my car.
Pożyczam sąsiadowi samochód.
I buy lunch for my friend.
Kupuję koledze obiad.
The wife gives the man some tea.
Żona podaje mężczyźnie herbatę.
You should be thanking your father
(dative after certain verbs)
Powinnaś dziękować swojemu ojcu
dziękować
+DAT +za +ACC
I’m telling you, you aren’t right!
(dative after certain verbs)
Mówię ci, że nie masz racji!
mówić
Have you told them about it?
(dative after certain verbs)
Czy opowiadałeś im o tym?
odpowiadać
You (pl.) can pay interest to the bank.
(dative after certain verbs)
Możecie płacić odsetek bankowi.
płacić
I want to please my loved one.
(dative after certain verbs)
Chcę podobać się ukochanej osobie.
podobać się
She had to remind her father
She had to remind her mother
She had to remind her child
She had to remind her friends
(dative after certain verbs)
Musiała przypomnieć swojemu ojcu
Musiała przypomnieć swojej matce
Musiała przypomnieć swojemu dziecku
Musiała przypomnieć swoim przyjaciołom
(przypominać = to remind)
They wished the brave soldier safe travels.
They wished the brave woman good life.
They wished the brave child more friends.
They wished the old employees success.
They wished the young students success.
They wished the old employee good retirement.
(dative after certain verbs)
Życzyli dzielnemu żołnierzowi bezpiecznych podróży.
Życzyli dzielnej kobiecie dobrego życia.
Życzyli odważnemu dziecku więcej przyjaciół.
Życzyli sukcesów starszym pracownikom.
Życzyli sukcesów młodym uczniom.
Życzyli staremu pracownikowi dobrej emerytury.
życzyć = to wish
(I feel sad; Literally: It’s sad to me
Impersonal expressions (expressions with no subject)
Smutno mi
I feel cold/hot;
Literally: It’s cold/hot to me.
Impersonal expressions (expressions with no subject)
Zimno/Gorąco mi
I feel faint.
Impersonal expressions (expressions with no subject)
Jest mi słabo.
I feel stupid.
Impersonal expressions (expressions with no subject)
Głupio mi.
I’m bored.
Impersonal expressions (expressions with no subject)
Nudzi mi się.
It’s easy for you to say.
Impersonal expressions (expressions with no subject)
Łatwo ci mówić.
He did it against his own will.
After certain prepositions : “contrary to”
Zrobił to wbrew sobie.
I’m lending money to Patryk.
Pożyczam pieniądze Patrykowi.
Almost all masculine nouns take the ending -owi in the dative case. Only a few end in -u (bratu, ojcu, chłopcu) (bra-too, oy-tsoo, hwop-tsoo) ([to/for] brother, father, boy), which is the ending for most neuter nouns. Adjectives referring to masculine and neuter nouns use the ending -emu.
(Show it to [your] younger brother!
Pokaż to młodszemu bratu!
Almost all masculine nouns take the ending -owi in the dative case. Only a few end in -u (bratu, ojcu, chłopcu) (bra-too, oy-tsoo, hwop-tsoo) ([to/for] brother, father, boy), which is the ending for most neuter nouns. Adjectives referring to masculine and neuter nouns use the ending -emu.
Give it to the little child!
Daj to małemu dziecku!
Almost all masculine nouns take the ending -owi in the dative case. Only a few end in -u (bratu, ojcu, chłopcu) (bra-too, oy-tsoo, hwop-tsoo) ([to/for] brother, father, boy), which is the ending for most neuter nouns. Adjectives referring to masculine and neuter nouns use the ending -emu.
Give it to the old official
Daj to staremu urzędnikowi
I’m helping my dad
Pomagam mojemu tacie
