"These people eat ducks."

Translation: Ci ludzie jedzą kaczki.

[Mel747258]

the more I learn, the harder this gets and the more hopeless I feel!

[XavierM25]

I don't understand why it is "Ci ludzie" and not "Te ludzie". I thought that "ci" only could be used for a group of male persons, and that "te" could be used for all other plurals. I am obviously wrong, so could anybody explain what the rule is?

[Jellei]

You are close. But it's not "a group of male persons", it's "a group with at least one male person". Even if it's 999 women and one man, it's still grammatically masculine personal. Other than that, you are right. And as "people" have at least one man (otherwise you'd say "women", after all), it's masculine personal.

[AlanGair]

I went for kaczkami. So hard to remember.

[clairejasna]

What is the difference between "Tych" and "ci"? When should I use one or the other?

[luless]

Ci - Nominative

used with subject.

Tych - Genitive and Locative

Gen - used with negations, describes object: Nie znam tych ludzi - I don't know these people.

Loc - used with about - o, describes object: Mówię o tych ludziach - I am talking about these people.

[clairejasna]

Thanks ! :)

[nattxie]

This sentence is so weird and creepy o.o

[Miepjee]

Those poor ducks

[Aug.Girotto]

Why not jedzą kaczkami?

[Jellei]

"jeść" takes Accusative for the thing eaten.

Your sentence (using Instrumental) is actually grammatical. But it means that they use ducks instead of forks and knives. A rather strange thought ;)

[Kami12087]

Jadają.

[Jellei]

Sure, added.

[shairGorgi]

This sentence made me quit Duolingo.