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THE -A or -U ENDING IN MASC. NOUNS DEFINED


Polonius3Threads: 963
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This more than 400-page book is the definitive study on where the -a or -u are used in the gen. sing of masculine nouns. I recall that Westfal had created myriad categories, some containing only 3-4 examples, such as one that said something like (I'm recreating from memory) the -a ending is used in relation to 17th-century Austrian coins....
The book is still available:
A Study in Polish Morphology. The genetive singular masculine. (Hardcover)
by Stanislaw. WESTFAL (Author)
Available from these sellers.
1 used from £30.00 1 collectible from £37.50
Product details:
Hardcover: 418 pages
Publisher: Mouton; First Edition edition (1 Jan 1956)
ASIN: B001CZKQHY
MarekThreads: 4
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Joined: Feb 15, 07 		  Dec 28, 08, 16:40 /  #
In know the book quite well and serves as a gentle reminder of the pitfalls awaiting those learning Polish!

An exhaustive reference.
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Yes but it must be a very boring buying a huge boring book just learning the genitive case. There is much more interesting things to learn in life than when to use a silly 'a' or a silly 'u' on the end of silly Polish words!
MarekThreads: 4
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....as with Poles learning the intricacies and subtleties of English tense usage?? LOL

Polski język, strasznie trudny!
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I've posted elsewhere on this, there was a ding-dong debate

Still, interesting topic
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Marek:

Polski język, strasznie trudny!

Język Polski jest bardzo trudny.
Piątek   May 16, 09, 00:30 /  #
I don't usually try to memorise abstract rules, I just remember from examples I read or hear. There are so many tricky unpredictable exceptions in Polish I could never expect to memorise all the rules.
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