GRAMMAR - Instrumental Case - Plurals
In the Instrumental case plural nouns (like houses. computers, etc.) all have the same, and very distinctive, 'ami' ending regardless of the gender of the noun
- I am going with the women - Idę z kobietami
- I have a problem with the computers - Mam problem z komputerami
So how would you say:
- She is going with the women -
- He is with the doctors -
- He is going with the doctors -
- We are going with the doctors -
- I have a problem with the banks -
Adjectives are the same for all genders. Our aim is to get a 'mi' ending here as well
- He is going with the old women - On idzie z starymi kobietami
- He has a problem with the new doctors - On ma problem z nowymi lekarzami
So how would you say
- She is going with the clever women -
- We are going with the new doctors -
- They have a problem with the new computers
- They have a problem with the old banks
And if adjectives end the same that means 'my' and 'your' do as well.
- I'm going with your sons - Idę z twoimi synami
- He has a problem with my computers - On ma problem z moimi komputerami
And once again - 'this', 'these' and 'those' are all the same word - 'tymi'
- I am going with those old women - Idę z tymi starymi kobietami
- We have a problem with these new computers - Mamy problem z tymi nowymi komputerami
- He has a problem with these new doctors - On ma problem z tymi nowymi lekarzami
Heads Up!
One of the best mental hooks for associating the 'ami' ending with 'z' is chips/fries
- Chips/fries - frytki
- With chips/fries - z frytkami
So how would you say:
- Pizza with chips -
- I want it with chips -
- She likes it with chips
- It must be with chips
Adjectives and their cases
Click and drag these adjectives to their correct case.
Drag and drop all the dark blue boxes to their correct locations
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Match these translations of instrumental phrases
Tap on each pair to make them disappear.
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Think out the Polish
Practice the sentences from the lesson.
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I am going with the women | |
I have a problem with the computers | |
She is going with the women | |
He is with the doctors | |
He is going with the doctors | |
We are going with the doctors | |
I have a problem with the banks | |
He is going with the old women | |
He has a problem with the new doctors | |
She is going with the clever women | |
We are going with the new doctors | |
They have a problem with the new computers | |
They have a problem with the old banks | |
I am going with your sons | |
He has a problem with my computers | |
I am going with these old women | |
We have a problem with these new computers | |
He has a problem with these new doctors | |
She has a problem with computers | |
She has a problem with cats | |
She is with these women | |
She has a problem with those houses | |
She is with the doctors | |
She is going with the doctors | |
She has a problem with doctors | |
She has a problem with smartphones | |
She is with your sons | |
With chips/fries | |
Pizza with chips/fries | |
I want it with chips/fries | |
She likes it with chips/fries | |
It must be with chips/fries | |
Refresher
Revise earlier words and phrases to keep them fresh! Match the Polish and Engish below
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Instrumental case plurals
Tick all the words which in the Locative case
Tick all of the boxes you believe are correct