Lesson 25
So far we have talked a lot about the Instrumental case. In order to add more variety to your language learning experience, today we will change our focus and will introduce a new verb and its conjugation. The instrumental case does not go along this verb. However this new vocabulary will be useful to further your study.
Memorize new vocabulary
| To live (in a place) | Mieszkać |
| I live | ja mieszkam |
| You live | ty mieszkasz |
| He lives | on mieszka |
| She lives | ona mieszka |
| It lives | ono mieszka |
| We live | my mieszkamy |
| You all live | wy mieszkacie |
| They live (m) | oni mieszkają |
| They live (f) | one mieszkają |
Apply it to Sentence Structure
When you compare this conjugation to the conjugation of the verb mieć (Lesson 14), you will notice that their endings are the same. This is because these verbs follow the same conjugation pattern. Also, you may have noticed, the stem of this verb does not change (mieszk-), this makes conjugating this verb rather simple. We hope you agree.
Conjugation I
All verbs in Polish will be conjugated in one of the many ways. The verb you are learning in this lesson falls into what we will call Conjugation I. To better help you understand what happens in verb conjugation, look at the table below.
Verb Endings Singular | Verb Endings Plural |
-m | -my |
-sz | -cie |
-a | -ją |
Just a note!
For your future reference, we recommend that you keep track of the verbs you learn, and which conjugation they belong to. For now, Conjugation I includes the verbs: mieć, mieszkać.
Practice it!
Conjugate the verb mieszkać according to Conjugation I. Try not to look at the top of this page.
Clue, the stem of this verb is mieszk-
Singular | Plural |
1. ja __________ | 1. my __________ |
2. ty __________ | 2. wy __________ |
3. on ona __________ ono | 3. on ona __________ ono |
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