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Suffix confusion



JohnnyDThreads: 1
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Can someone explain why the second word in two phrases below ends differently?
1) posterunek policji
2) samochód policyjny

Johnny
MichalThreads: -
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JohnnyD wrote:
amochód policyjny

The word is a police car and the word policijny is an adjective. In the first example, policji is just the word policja in the genitive case showing ownership.
plk123Threads: 30
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posterunek policyjny.. or samochód policji.. there you go. :D
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