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LeonisThreads: 30 Posts: 60 Joined: Aug 15, 09 ♀	Apr 13, 10, 21:33 #1
Hello! Please someone help! Pan Nowak+Pani Nowak= Państwo Nowakowie, am I right? But... Pan Malicki and Pani Malicka is Państwo..... ???? And Pan Janik and Pani Janik... Państwo Janikowie?

pgtxThreads: 49 Posts: 6,327 Joined: Feb 14, 09 MEMBER ♀	Apr 13, 10, 21:35 #2
Leonis: Pan Malicki and Pani Malicka is Państwo..... ???? Panstwo Maliccy

gosia_	Apr 13, 10, 21:37 #3
Hi Leonis, good try ! but: >> Pan Malicki and Pani Malicka is Państwo ..... Maliccy And >> Pan Janik and Pani Janik... Państwo Janik Good luck in learning!

gosia_	Apr 13, 10, 21:39 #4
After thinking a while I think could be Janikowie as well as Janik :) But I am sure about Maliccy :)

jonniThreads: 26 Posts: 4,181 Joined: Nov 27, 07 ♂	Edited by: jonni Apr 13, 10, 21:41 #5
What about a name ending in 'zki' like 'Zawadzki'. Or a name derived from non-Slavonic roots like 'Miller' (as in Leszek)?

pgtxThreads: 49 Posts: 6,327 Joined: Feb 14, 09 MEMBER ♀	Edited by: pgtx Apr 13, 10, 21:41 #6
Leonis: Pan Janik and Pani Janik... Państwo Janikowie? yes... jonni: What about a name ending in 'zki' like 'Zawadzki' Zawadzcy jonni: Or a name derived from non-Slavonic roots like 'Miller' Millerowie

LeonisThreads: 30 Posts: 60 Joined: Aug 15, 09 ♀	Apr 13, 10, 21:52 #7
Thanks a lot for the sudden answers! :-)) gosia_: Good luck in learning! Extra thanks, I need it! :-))

jonniThreads: 26 Posts: 4,181 Joined: Nov 27, 07 ♂	Apr 13, 10, 21:55 #8
Thanks too. One thing about learning Polish is that there are always surprises.

Lyzko	Apr 14, 10, 13:56 #9
Pan Kowalski Pani Kowalska Państwo Kowalscy BUT: (here's a wrinkle I just remembered!) Pan Nowak Pani Nowakowa Panna Nowakówna [unmarried female] Państwo Nowak [no change because final letter is a consonant]

Lyzko	Apr 14, 10, 14:17 #10
I recently say an entry for certain foreign, notably various Germanic-sounding names like 'Heller' etc... Pan Heller, Pani Hellerowa, Panna Hellerówna, Państwo Heller (along with the various declensions as with almost any name, Polish or foreign)

LeonisThreads: 30 Posts: 60 Joined: Aug 15, 09 ♀	Apr 14, 10, 20:07 #11
Lyzko: Państwo Nowak [no change because final letter is a consonant] So Państwo Nowakowie is wrong, isn't it?

z_dariusThreads: 22 Posts: 5,091 Joined: Oct 18, 07 ♂	Apr 14, 10, 20:09 #12
Leonis: So Państwo Nowakowie is wrong, isn't it? No, it is not wrong. Panstwo Nowakowie is correct.

Lyzko	Apr 14, 10, 20:15 #13
Checked my Swan and, as per usual, Darek rule:-))) LOL

LeonisThreads: 30 Posts: 60 Joined: Aug 15, 09 ♀	Apr 18, 10, 20:27 #14
Thx a lot:-))

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