Polish/Instrumental case
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Narzędnik (Instrumental) edit
The instrumental case in Polish is used in the following situations:
- Indicates the object of a sentence when it is used with certain verbs, prepositions, or phrases.
- Idę z Piotrem. - I'm going with Piotr. (Piotrem is in the instrumental case)
- Used for sentences of the type "to jest …" when the subject is not a pronoun.
- To jest moim domem. - This is my house. (moim domem is in the instrumental case)
- Indicates the means or way something is done.
- Piszę długopisem. - I'm writing with a pen. (długopisem is in the instrumental case)
The instrumental case answers the questions with who? (z kim?) and with what? (z czym?).
Singular edit
The singular form of the instrumental case is formed by adding specific endings to the nominative form.
Noun Declension edit
See Polish/Hard and soft consonants
Gender | Ending | Examples |
---|---|---|
Masculine | -em (after a hard consonant), -iem (after a soft consonant) | chłopakiem, kotem, psem, komputerem, stołem |
Neuter | -em (after a hard consonant), -iem (after a soft consonant) | dzieckiem, piwem, spotkaniem, imieniem, muzeum |
Feminine | -ą (after a hard consonant), -ią (after a soft consonant) | dziewczyną, kawą, mrówką, panią, miłością, myszą |
Adjective Declension edit
Gender | Ending | Examples |
---|---|---|
Masculine/Neuter | -ym (after a hard consonant), -im (after a soft consonant) | dużym, małym, dobrym, wysokim, długim, drogim |
Feminine | -ą (after a hard consonant), -ią (after a soft consonant) | dużą, małą, dobrą, wysoką, długą, drogą |
Plural edit
In the plural form, nouns in Polish are declined based on gender, either as virile (masculine personal) or nonvirile (masculine animate, masculine inanimate, feminine, and neuter).
Noun Declension edit
Gender | Ending | Examples |
---|---|---|
Virile | -ami | chłopakami, kotami, psami, komputerami, stołami |
Nonvirile | -ami | dziewczynami, kawami, mrówkami, paniąmi, miłościami, myszami |
Adjective Declension edit
Gender | Ending | Examples |
---|---|---|
Virile | -ymi | dużymi, małymi, dobrymi, wysokimi, długimi, drogimi |
Nonvirile | -ymi | dużymi, małymi, dobrymi, wysokimi, długimi, drogimi |
Personal Pronouns edit
English | Instrumental |
---|---|
I | mną |
you (singular) | tobą |
he | nim |
she | nią |
it | nim |
we | nami |
you (plural) | wami |
they (masculine or mixed gender) | nimi |
they (feminine) | nimi |
Possessive Pronouns edit
Gender | my, mine | your, yours (singular) | your, yours (plural) | our, ours | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Singular | Masculine | moim | twoim | waszym | naszym |
Neuter | moim | twoim | waszym | naszym | |
Feminine | moją | twoją | waszą | naszą | |
Plural | Virile | moimi | twoimi | waszymi | naszymi |
Nonvirile | moimi | twoimi | waszymi | naszymi |