"Słyszymy tamto zwierzę."

Translation: We hear that animal.

[Golebia]

Why can't it be "we are listening to the animal". Why is sluchać either "listening too" or "hearing" in different contexts?

[immery]

słuchać is listen - słuchamy
słyszeć is hear - słyszymy

[Golebia]

Ahhhh! Dzięki

[RockAndRus]

Why is tamto used here? I thought tamtego was used for animate? Or is tamtego only for masc. animate? Im so confused

[Okcydent]

Zwierzę (ę!) is neuter, and because of that we don't consider it to be animated.

So: tamtego mężczyznę, tamtego lwa (lew ->lion) but tamto zwierzę.

[RobertLech3]

How would you translate "We hear THOSE ANIMALS."? Is it "Słyszymy tamte zwierzęte." ?

[immery]

słyszymy tamte zwierzęta

[RockAndRus]

Thank you!

[lordshimy1]

You're welcome ;)