"Mamy wspaniałego syna."

Translation: We have a wonderful son.

[JamesTWils]

Do animate nouns take the genitive form in the accusative, while inanimate nouns simply remain in the nominative? (A few tips & notes would be most welcome.)

[gabe81]

Generally speaking - yes, but like usually in Polish, there are some exceptions ;)

• banan, burak, hamburger, pomidor, stek and other masculine non animate nouns that are names of plants, dishes or fruits/vegetables act like animate and take the acc=gen.
• company brands and names of their products - camel, fiat, szampan - do as well
• games (tenis, golf)
• currencies (dolar, funt)
• and some other which I can't categorise (pech, strach) - as well

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Some triva: mind that sometimes the same homonym can have differnt declension, depending on the meaning:

• 'zamek' ('castle') - acts like non-animate ('Widzę zamek/Nie widzę zamku')
• 'zamek' ('lock') - acts like animate ('Widzę zamek/Nie widzę zamka')

[EriottoSz]

I don't get why we have genitive here...

[Jellei]

It's Accusative, as needed by "mieć". Hover tips, if imperfect, can cause more problems than help...

Genitive would look the same.

[jrh11cam]

I translated it as 'we have a wonderful son' but was told translation incorrect. Then 'correct' translation was the same as mine

[Jellei]

Must've been a bug.