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"I am not going to the party because I am dirty."
Translation:Nie idę na imprezę, bo jestem brudny.
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"Nie idę do imprezy, bo jestem brudny"
no good?
Is this not the same as the exercises about going to school?... "ona idzie do szkoly"...
Unless there's some exception I can't think of now, going to events takes "na" + Accusative. "na imprezę".
Also some places take "na" + Accusative instead of "do" + Genitive. Mostly open spaces, but there are also some exceptions when a building takes "na" as well.
Answer to a previous question said na was to open spaces . It did not mention events. and since a party is usually in an enclosed space do seemed right
Oh, true, I think all events take "na" + Accusative.
And the 'open spaces' thing is a very general rule with lots of exceptions, I'm afraid.
If you hover over "I am not going to", the suggested translation is "nie zamierzam", which means "I don't intend to". In some sentences this would be a valid translation, but not when "going" is a verb of motion.
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wciąż nie rozumiem dlaczego 'nie idę na imprezę bo jestem brudny' i 'nie idę na imprezę dlatego że jestem brudny' są rózne
zamierzam is given as the first option for am going. Why is it marked wrong, particularly when ide is not suggested at all?
In English you sometimes say "going to" when you have intention to do something in the near future, not necessarily move somewhere. For that meaning you would use the verb "zamierzać". "Iść" is used for actual going.
Besides a typo - "bo" is used much more often, next "ponieważ" and then "dlatego że".
And also one hint about punctuation: the use of a comma depends on the sentence accent. If it falls on the word "dlatego" you should put a comma after it. If it doesn't, the comma should be put before the whole "dlatego że" which is often a synonym for "bo" or "ponieważ".
lol, i'll leave it as it as, otherwise somebody reading will be confused about your comment above :)
IMO, most of the time either variant may be considered correct. In writing this little distinction has rather little weight.
You could, as long as you go there by a land vehicle or mount. Was it not accepted for you?
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It wasn't. Though, if you were split between, say, walking and taking a taxi, based on the weather, would you generally say idę over jadę?
Yes, I would likely use „idę” then. If you really wanted to be unambiguous, „wybieram się” would also work. I'll report the missing translation.
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The word "idę" has nothing to do with walking or any other way of transport in this context. It indicates, the same way as the English phrase "I am going" does, the intention of attending the party (or not).
The translation "Nie jadę na imprezę, bo jestem brudny" provides more information than the original sentence, therefore it should not be accepted as a correct one.
"Nie jadę" is still a correct translation, although "Nie idę" is the default and it indeed doesn't necessarily mean anything about walking.
