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Polish grammar
Rules in plain words: tables, translated examples, common mistakes and a 10-question quiz in every topic. Start with the present tense and noun gender — every sentence rests on them.
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Topics
Each topic is a page of its own with an explanation, tables, examples and a quiz.
- Level A1
Present tense: jestem, mam, pracuję
Jestem, mam, czytam, piszę, mówię: być, mieć and the three conjugation patterns of Polish verbs.
jestem · mam · pracuję
- Level A1
Noun gender: mój, moja, moje
Mój kot, moja kawa, moje okno: how to tell the gender and make pronouns and adjectives agree.
mój · moja · moje
- Level A1–A2
Past tense: byłem, poszła
Byłem, byłaś, poszedł, poszła: how to form the past tense and why it has person endings.
byłem · byłaś · poszli
- Level A1–A2
The instrumental: jestem studentem
Jestem studentem, kawa z mlekiem, interesuję się muzyką: the instrumental and where it’s needed.
jestem studentem
- Level A2–B2
The genitive: nie mam czasu
Nie mam czasu, pięć kobiet, filiżanka kawy: the genitive, the most frequent Polish case.
nie mam czasu
- Level A2–B1
Prepositions: w, na, do, za
W Krakowie, do Krakowa, na pocztę, dziękuję za pomoc: prepositions and the cases they need.
w Krakowie · do Krakowa
- Level B1–B2
Verb aspect: czytać / przeczytać
Czytałem or przeczytałem, będę pisać or napiszę: process versus result in Polish verbs.
czytać → przeczytać
- Level B1–B2
The conditional: gdybym, żebyś
Chciałbym, gdybym miał czas, chcę, żebyś przyszedł: how Polish says “would” and where it hides.
gdybym miał czas…
FAQ
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Where should I start with Polish grammar?
With the verb być and the present tense, noun gender (mój, moja, moje) and the past tense. Then the cases: the genitive after nie ma and numbers, and the instrumental after być and z.
Is Polish grammar hard?
It has seven cases, two aspects and three genders, which takes time. The good news: the patterns are regular, and the same few endings come back again and again. Learn them in short phrases: nie mam czasu, jestem studentem.
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