Case used in the sentence "Lecę do Francji."

nukefusionThreads: 3 Posts: 5 Joined: Jan 8, 09	Mar 9, 09, 11:26 / #
Hi, Could somebody please explain to me which case is used in the sentence "Lecę do Francji." and why? I am trying to get my head around the case system but am stumbling a little. :) Thanks.

benszymanskiThreads: 9 Posts: 510 Joined: Feb 29, 08	Mar 9, 09, 12:11 / #
nukefusion: do Francji genetive (dopełniacz). Reason is simply because "do" requires the genitive as does its counterpart "od".

nukefusionThreads: 3 Posts: 5 Joined: Jan 8, 09	Mar 9, 09, 12:20 / #
Excellent, thank you very much. Any exceptions to that rule?

benszymanskiThreads: 9 Posts: 510 Joined: Feb 29, 08	Mar 9, 09, 13:19 / #
The good news is that the use of cases is quite strict and regular with very few exceptions. Prepositions usually require certain cases, and verbs often require certain cases. There are only two exceptions I can think of: * One is when people say "słucham panią". Normally the verb słuchać takes the genitive so you would expect "słucham pani" but it is often said with the accusative. * The other is when people say "nie mam nic". Normally something which is accusative when negated becomes genitive so you would expect "nie mam niczego". Whether these are in fact "exceptions" or just "common mistakes" is a debate and as I'm not a native speaker I won't start on it :-)