Polish accusative exercises

When to use the accusative (Biernik)

The direct object of most verbs: what you see, have, buy or like. A few prepositions take it when they mean movement towards something or a purpose.

Question: kogo? co?

• The direct object of a positive verb takes the accusative.

  Mam brata.

  I have a brother.

• 'na' meaning 'waiting for' takes the accusative.

  Czekam na ojca.

  I'm waiting for my father.

• 'mieć ochotę na' (to fancy) takes the accusative.

  Mam ochotę na wodę.

  I feel like having water.

• 'za' (for) takes the accusative.

  Dzięki za książkę.

  Thanks for the book.

• 'martwić się o' (to worry about) takes the accusative.

  Martwię się o matkę.

  I'm worried about my mother.

• 'nad' with movement towards water takes the accusative.

  Jadę nad rzekę.

  I'm going to the river.

• 'na' with movement towards an event takes the accusative.

  Idę na pocztę.

  I'm going to the post office.

• 'na' with a stretch of time you plan for takes the accusative.

  Jadę do Krakowa na tydzień.

  I'm going to Kraków for a week.

• 'raz na' (once a) takes the accusative.

  Odwiedzam babcię raz na miesiąc.

  I visit my grandmother once a month.

• 'za' meaning 'in' (time from now) takes the accusative.

  Wracam za godzinę.

  I'll be back in an hour.

• 'przez' (through) always takes the accusative.

  Idę przez miasto.

  I'm walking through the city.

• 'na' with movement onto a surface takes the accusative.

  Kładę książkę na szafę.

  I'm putting the book on the wardrobe.

• 'zapraszać na' (to invite to / for) takes the accusative.

  Zapraszam cię na kawę.

  I'm inviting you for coffee.

• 'pytać o' (to ask about) takes the accusative.

  Pytam o pracę.

  I'm asking about work.

• 'przez' meaning 'because of' takes the accusative.

  Przez psa nie mogę spać.

  Because of the dog, I can't sleep.

• 'pod' with movement (going under) takes the accusative.

  Kot wchodzi pod kanapę.

  The cat is going under the sofa.

• 'wierzyć w' (to believe in) takes the accusative.

  Wierzę w prawdę.

  I believe in truth.

• 'dbać o' (to look after) takes the accusative.

  Dbam o rodzinę.

  I look after my family.

• 'narzekać na' (to complain about) takes the accusative.

  Narzekam na pogodę.

  I'm complaining about the weather.

• 'liczyć na' (to count on) takes the accusative.

  Liczę na mamę.

  I'm counting on my mum.

• 'walczyć o' (to fight for) takes the accusative.

  Walczę o miłość.

  I'm fighting for love.

• 'za' meaning 'for' takes the accusative.

  Biorę odpowiedzialność za dziecko.

  I take responsibility for my child.

• 'zasługiwać na' (to deserve) takes the accusative.

  Zasługuję na pomoc.

  I deserve help.

Accusative endings

The accusative next to the nominative for five model nouns, one for each set of endings: masculine personal, masculine animate, masculine inanimate, feminine and neuter.

How these exercises work

• Each question is a real Polish sentence with a gap, and its English meaning above it.
• Choose the answer, or switch to Type to write it yourself (the Polish letters are on buttons under the gap).
• After every answer you see the right form, the full sentence and the rule behind it.
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• The full rules for every case are in the cases guide.