Topic: Polish

"Słuchacie tego mężczyzny?"

Translation:Are you listening to this man?

April 10, 2016

6 Comments

https://www.duolingo.com/bluthbanana87

    Why is the genitive used here? I thought that was used to show possession.

    July 12, 2016
    https://www.duolingo.com/Jellei
    Mod

      Well, there are only 7 cases - so it would be hard to have one only for possession. It has numerous usages. Luckily, there's a brand new topic on that: check here.

      July 12, 2016
      https://www.duolingo.com/TwinTip
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      What is the genitive plural of mężczyzna?

      April 10, 2016
      https://www.duolingo.com/mihxal

        "tych mężczyzn"

        Look at tables of declension:

        https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/m%C4%99%C5%BCczyzna

        https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ten#Polish

        April 10, 2016
        https://www.duolingo.com/HannahK4

          Would it be incorrect to say that "słuchać" means both "to hear" and "to listen." Which is the closer meaning?

          January 4, 2017
          https://www.duolingo.com/Jellei
          Mod

            It doesn't mean both. "słuchać" is to listen. "słyszeć" is to hear.

            January 4, 2017
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