Jan Lukaszczyk
How do you say 'was from'. For example, My Grandad was from Poland. How do you say 'was from'. For example, My Grandad was from Poland.
Sep 17, 2014 1:58 PM
Answers · 6
4
Your sentence "Mój dziadek był z Polski" "...was from Poland" It's the past form, so: "był" z Polski (male form) - Mój Dziadek BYŁ z Polski "była" z Polski (female form) - Moja Babcia BYŁA z Polski Addition: Now : "Is from Poland" jest z Polski (female and male form) - Moja Bacia/Mój dziadek JEST z Polski "dziadek"- grandfather and "babcia" - grandmother of course :)
September 17, 2014
2
first translation: 1. "mój dziadek był z Polski" second 2. "mój dziadek pochodził z Polski" second translation sounds better.
September 22, 2014
1
yeah, I agree with Martyna: was from = 'był/była z ...' (or sometimes 'jest z...') Although the sentence 'My grandad was from Poland' can be translated simply 'Mój dziadek był Polakiem' - in Polish it is more natural and oftener form to say that somebody was from certain country.
September 20, 2014
I ' m from slovakia :)
September 17, 2014
Still haven’t found your answers?
Write down your questions and let the native speakers help you!