Polish verbs again

asked by
Ania Marysia published
almost 4 years ago

answered by
Pawel published
over 3 years ago

Hi Ania, let me try to explain...

Czasowniki przechodnie i nieprzechodnie

Czasowniki przechodnie, they have got both active and passive voice. For instance, the verb gotować to cook:

Ona gotuje obiad She cooks dinner

Obiad jest gotowany The dinner is cooked

However, czasowniki nieprzechodnie, there is only active voice. For instance verb spać to sleep: On śpi na łóżku He sleeps on the bed

Czasowniki dokonane i niedokonane

I think we talked about it before, this is also called aspekt dokonany i niedokonany. Basically the same verbs have slightly different forms depending on the meaning. Let's have a look at the verb to write pisać / napisać

If we describe not finished, repetetive action, we would use askept niedokonany:

Co tydzień piszę do niej list I write her a letter every week

But if we are talking in a certain, individual action, we would use aspekt dokonany.

Muszę napisać list I have to write a letter

A few more exaples czytać, przeczytać to read, gotować, ugotować to cook, robić, zrobić to do, oglądać, obejrzeć to watch

I hope this helps. When you see a verb in the sentence, try to notice its form and usage. Perhaps a good dictionary gives two forms of the verb and this may also be helpful ...

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