"I know his dog."

Translation: Znam jego psa.

[CassandraSpeaks]

A very useful phrase

[monteirorogerio]

Lol!

[ZiYangL]

Hi, why is using "go" (Znam go psa) instead of "jego" (Znam jego psa) wrong here?

[Jellei]

"go" and "jego" are options for a translation of "him".

For showing possession, "his" = "jego", and luckily it is the same in every grammatical case. Just like "her" = "jej" and "their" = "ich".

[ZiYangL]

Thank you!

[Roy_16]

Diffinetly should be put in Tips and notes.

[SteveLamb2]

I tried Wiem rather than Znam which was marked wrong. What is the difference between Wiem and Znam (both translate as "I know")?

[Jellei]

"wiedzieć" is 'to have some knowledge'

"znać" is 'to be acquainted, familiar with something'

So mostly (although that's still simplifying), "wiedzieć" will be "to know, that X", "to know about X", etc. - while "znać" simply "to know X".

[SteveLamb2]

Thank you Jellei for the explanation :)

[Zoli259906]

"ja jego psa znam" is not correct?

[gavinwhite857753]

I thought that would work as well Zoli,I don't know why it doesnt......

[Roy_16]

It sounds quite unnatural, like Joda is speaking)

[Aran.Nelske]

Pies = Nominative
Psa = Genetive??

[Heather_Watkins]

Psa is accusative here. My understanding is that animate masculine nouns have an accusative that matches their genitive, at least in the singular. This seems to also be true for masculine fruits and vegetables, such as tomatoes (pomidor in the nominative, pomidora in the accusative).

[aR1sHCOf]

How would you say..i know his dog ..in a formal way? (I know sirs dog)

[Jellei]

Well, there's nothing formal about "I know his dog". Do you mean "I know your dog, sir"? That's "Znam pana psa" or "Znam pańskiego psa".

[aR1sHCOf]

Thanks! Yes that's what I meant.