"Nie uczymy się dla ocen."

Translation: We do not study for grades.

[akosorb]

but for lingots :)

[DorothyFig]

How do you say #meta in Polish?

[OIsg08O4]

Weź mój lingot!

[chilvence]

I think this is a very important sentiment that is really lost in the world we have today...

[J.i.t.L]

Does ocen means marks and grades?

[Jellei]

Yes, exactly.

[OIsg08O4]

Nie uczymy się dla ocen, tylko dla rozumienia.

[va-diim]

RU: My nie ucimsja dlia ocenok.

[Arnoldpitt]

Note has so many meanings , a brief letter to the school, from the school, a circular but not in British or apparently American English marks or grades

[Arnoldpitt]

The first y sounds like an "e" and the m sounds like an "n"

[Ten_Pies_I_Brew]

Is the meaning of this similar to "It is not for the sake of grades that we study", or "We do not receive grades when we study", or could it be either one?

Could we express the latter thought as "Nie uczymy się za ocen"?

[Jellei]

I think the first one, I'd translate the latter in a more descriptive way ("Nie dostajemy ocen [za to, że się uczymy/za uczenie się]"or similar).

If anything, then "za oceny" ("za" + Accusative), but it would probably take me a moment to figure out what you mean by that.

[F4yY9kZj]

Which is more natural: 'Nie uczymy się dla pieniędzy', or 'Nie uczymy się za pieniądzy'?

[alik1989]

Hm... The second one most definitely means that you are getting paid to study. So those are not equivalent sentences.

[Jellei]

That, plus "za" takes Accusative, so that would be "za pieniądze".