"Czy ja panów znam?"

Translation: Do I know you?

[NiallFinn1]

The solution offered is not natural English. You could say "Do I know you gentlemen?"

[Mrs.Mop]

Agreed. Formal but polite. And do I know you ladies?, for group of women.

[psifish]

Is panów the accusative here?

[BenYoung84]

Yes, accusative plural (and because it's animate, it's the same as the genitive).

[KlaraDahlb]

Does panów only relate to a group of males?

[Kabi90]

Yes indeed.
For mixed group it would be "Czy ja Państwa znam?"
and for group of females: "Czy ja Panie znam?"

[forcealpine]

Did you achieve 100,000 combined xp in 170 days?

[Mirko903131]

I think the "formal you" section makes little sense the way it is set up. Almost everything you need to know here translates to "you", so when translating into English you might tap the right answer but still are wrong whether it is a man, a woman, several women etc. they are talking about.

[OIsg08O4]

I have to agree. I don't think straight translations (because it's awkward to translate to English as English doesn't really have a formal you) are the best way to teach this skill.

[TwinTip]

Could I ask "Znam cię?" As well?

[idanlipin]

Yes, but this way it is not formal

[Rimdus]

Is this question for a man or a woman?

[idanlipin]

Plural masc or plural mixed

[Henry132109]

I'm quite confused: shouldn't plural mixed be państwo instead?

[JoshLovesBacon]

"Panów" is dopełniacz/genitive of "panowie", so you're right: this sentence is plural masculine. "Państwo" (plural mixed) would be "państwa" instead.

[alik1989]

However, in this sentence it's accusative.

[MeganKunze1]

They're both questions.. I think if you wanted to ask the Duolingo question informally (ie. 'Znam cię?), you'd have to phrase it 'Czy ja cię znam?'. But I could be wrong :)

[idanlipin]

The position of the words may vary, and 'czy' and 'ja' are optional. Znam cię? is completely natural.

[idanlipin]

Znam cię would be correct, but it is not a formal way. In here, the question is a formal way of asking "Do I know you (plural masucline/mixed group)?"

[Timoak100]

Do I know you sir, not accepted?

[Jellei]

It's plural, to more than one 'sir'. So "Do I know you, sirs?" would work (I think that's rare), as well as "Do I know you, gentlemen?".

[Timoak100]

Thanks, I understand my mistake now

[tczek]

Why are we using genetive here with panów?

[BenYoung84]

It's not genitive, it's accusative (but because the noun is animate they are the same).

[Gwen794981]

How would the sentence have to phrased in order to mean "Do I know the gentlemen?" I know that doesn't make much sense but I always type that in instead of the correct solutions. I think that would help my brain to come to terms with this exercise

[BenYoung84]

That would be written the same way.

[JanKLinde]

I guess "Do I know the gentlemen?" would be translated as "Czy (ja) znam panów?". In this case "panów" is a noun, that's why it comes after the verb. So you have quite a clear distinction.
But I'm just learning Polish, so if this is wrong, someone may correct me.

[Jellei]

It makes sense to me, but I think it seems more likely to say "tych panów" (these gentlemen).

[KlaraDahlb]

But in any case, "panów" is always a noun, right?

[JanKLinde]

No, in the original sentence "Czy ja panów znam?" it's used as a pronoun. A noun as a direct object wouldn't be placed before the verb.

[CupcakeCuttie]

No becase it is a question.