"Am I hearing a cat?"

Translation: Czy ja słyszę kota?

[Chris_Rzech]

Słyszę vs. Słyszą?

[mihxal]

Ja słyszę - I hear

Oni/One słyszą - They hear

[Maxine42811]

Why is "kota" used instead of "kot"

[Jellei]

"słyszeć" (to hear) takes Accusative, and the Accusative form of "kot" is "kota".

[fkuro]

Why cant I omit "ja" in this sentence?

[Jellei]

You can, it should have worked. Although in such an unsual construction, I would recommend leaving it here.