"She is a bad person."
Translation:Ona jest złym człowiekiem.
August 26, 2016
5 Comments
How can I know when a masculine noun, in instrumental case, takes the "-iem" ending versus the "-em" ending?
Człowiekiem
Kotem
August 26, 2016
Why is "człowiekiem" used for "person" and not "osobą"? If "człowiekiem" is usually used for 'human", and "osobą" is usually used for "person", how does one know when to use the other?
January 27, 2017
Well, they do mean exactly what you wrote, but the issue is more complicated. Generally, "osoba" seems to be used a lot less often in Polish than "person" is in English. I wrote everything that came to my mind about this issue here: https://www.duolingo.com/comment/19428542
But actually, it suits this sentence perfectly okay and is accepted: "Ona jest złą osobą".
January 27, 2017
