Topic: Polish

"Ja jem te ciasteczka."

Translation:I am eating these cookies.

December 11, 2015

14 Comments

https://www.duolingo.com/zagadka314

    I'm the COOOOKIE MONSTER!!! COOOKIE MONSTER

    September 17, 2016
    https://www.duolingo.com/BaciLacsi

      :o) my daughters favorite

      October 14, 2018
      https://www.duolingo.com/JamesTWils
      • 1369

      So, in this sentence, is "te" a neuter plural accusative?

      December 11, 2015
      https://www.duolingo.com/vytah
      • 1324

      It's not necessarily neuter, it's non-masculine-personal, since all other differences between genders are not relevant in the plural.

      December 11, 2015
      https://www.duolingo.com/polargorilla

        Exactly (https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Polish_pronouns#Demonstrative_pronouns:_ten.2C_tamten). Which may help explain (I hope/think) why "ciasteczka" is plural and not singular.

        November 29, 2016
        https://www.duolingo.com/kamrelim

          Yes it is.

          December 11, 2015
          https://www.duolingo.com/Vsevolod1998

            What's the difference between "ci" and "te"?

            February 1, 2016
            https://www.duolingo.com/idanlipin

              Ci is for masculine personal plural, and te is for the rest of plural.

              February 12, 2016
              https://www.duolingo.com/JosephJenn11

                How about ta? I thought that was feminine equivalent?

                June 13, 2018
                https://www.duolingo.com/Jellei
                Mod

                  Yes, feminine singular.

                  June 14, 2018
                  https://www.duolingo.com/TFG

                    Which is why I am fat

                    January 13, 2016
                    https://www.duolingo.com/TwinTip
                    • 773

                    Lol

                    April 3, 2016
                    https://www.duolingo.com/Brandon566292

                      So "Ja jem te ciasteczka" is acceptable with the presence of "te" other it's always "Jem ciasteczka"?

                      May 8, 2018
                      https://www.duolingo.com/Jellei
                      Mod

                        "te" simply means "these", so either you want to talk about 'these' cookies or just about (the) cookies.

                        May 9, 2018
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