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Polish Grammar In A Nutshell - Polish Language ... • Tested & Working

: Because the word endings (inflections) tell you who is doing what, the word order is remarkably flexible . You can move words around to change the emphasis without losing the basic meaning.

Imagine you are trying to describe a simple scene—a boy buying a book for his friend. In English, the words mostly stay the same regardless of their position. In the "Nutshell" world of Polish, those words shift like a puzzle: Polish Grammar in a Nutshell - Polish Language ...

: Instead of just saying "friend," you use one of seven cases . If the friend is receiving the book, they are in the Dative case ; if you are talking about the friend, they shift to the Locative . : Because the word endings (inflections) tell you

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