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Questions & Negation

czy, question words, nie

czy forms yes/no questions

Put czy at the start (or just use intonation).

💬 Examples
Czy mówisz po polsku?
Do you speak Polish?
📝 czy = yes/no question marker
Czy to jest twoje?
Is this yours?
📝 czy at the start
Question words

kto, co, gdzie, kiedy, jak, dlaczego, ile.

📊 Question words
Polish English
kto who
co what
gdzie where
kiedy when
jak how
dlaczego why
ile how many / much
💬 Examples
Gdzie mieszkasz?
Where do you live?
📝 gdzie = where
Co to jest?
What is this?
📝 co = what
nie before the verb negates

And Polish uses double negatives.

💬 Examples
Nie wiem.
I don't know.
📝 nie + verb
Nic nie wiem.
I know nothing.
📝 nic + nie (double negative required)