Topic: Polish

"Mamy ją!"

Translation:We have her!

July 20, 2016

17 Comments

https://www.duolingo.com/ania1224

    sounds like an abduction hahahaha

    July 20, 2016
    https://www.duolingo.com/Jellei
    Mod

      Quite possible, actually.

      July 20, 2016
      https://www.duolingo.com/ArtBurnap
      • 762

      Must be the guy who sang 'I have often walked down this street before.' Only joking, but a friend I sing with calls it the stalker song.

      August 19, 2017
      https://www.duolingo.com/Matt223498

        Should it not be 'We have got her' ?

        December 28, 2016
        https://www.duolingo.com/Jellei
        Mod

          Possible as well.

          December 29, 2016
          https://www.duolingo.com/Alex556721

            And if you don't give us 1 million pounds, we will give her back to you.

            July 12, 2017
            https://www.duolingo.com/alexandrakolaki

              Whats the difference between ją and jej

              November 4, 2017
              https://www.duolingo.com/Okcydent

                Cases:

                • ona (nominative) in English: she
                • ją (accusative), in English similar: her
                • jej (dative), in Eng similar: to her
                • jej (genitive) or possessive pronoun, in English similar are: hers, of her
                November 4, 2017
                https://www.duolingo.com/daughterofAlbion

                  Does "got" here have the same possible metaphorical meanings as in English? Could this be a shooting? Or a competitive defeat?

                  February 6, 2017
                  https://www.duolingo.com/Jellei
                  Mod

                    Most people interpret it as kidnapping, I guess shooting could work, or perhaps "ją" refers to something that would be "it" in English but is feminine in Polish.

                    February 6, 2017
                    https://www.duolingo.com/arminia11_web_de

                      My thought was that it was police who caught a criminal.

                      April 22, 2018
                      https://www.duolingo.com/Jellei
                      Mod

                        Could be.

                        April 23, 2018
                        https://www.duolingo.com/daughterofAlbion

                          So, in Polish, as in English, the verb is not restricted to its literal meanng of possession - thanks.

                          February 6, 2017
                          https://www.duolingo.com/JanaVeverkova

                            Is that correct that in every verb ending on "my" I hear pronunciation "me" like in English word "met"?

                            October 6, 2017
                            https://www.duolingo.com/Jellei
                            Mod

                              Not really. "y" and "e" are completely different sounds for a Polish person. But the learners seem to very often have problems perceiving the difference, so you're not alone.

                              October 7, 2017
                              https://www.duolingo.com/HiHola88

                                If "we have her" and "we have got her" are correct why can't "we got her" be too?

                                February 10, 2019
                                https://www.duolingo.com/Augustine2017
                                • 775

                                Sounds like a completed action to me. "Mamy" is present tense.

                                February 12, 2019
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