Polish	English
wymagać	to require
uczyć się	to learn
nauczyć się	to learn
nie mieć	not to have
bać się	to be afraid
bronić	to defend
chcieć	to want
napić się	to drink
oczekiwać	to expect
pilnować	to look after
potrzebować	to need
próbować	to try
spróbować	to try
pytać	to ask
szukać	to search
słuchać	to listen

Dative Case

Use Dative Case after the verbs listed below:

Polish	English
pokazywać	to show
pomagać	to help
pomóc	to help
dawać	to give
kupić	to buy
wysyłać	to send
wysłać	to send
brakować	to miss, be lacking

Accusative Case

Use Accusative Case after the verbs listed below:

Polish	English
mieć	to have
dostać	to get
dostawać	to get
widzieć	to see
znać	to know
znaleźć	to find
wziąć	to take
czytać	to read

Instrumental Case

Use Instrumental Case after the verbs listed below:

Polish	English
bawić się	to play
jechać	to drive
mieszać	to mix
rysować	to draw
wyjść	to exit
kierować	to lead
interesować się	to interest
opiekować się	to look after

Cases after Verbs - Introduction

Verbs followed by Nominative Case

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List of verbs that require a specific case

Below you can see which case is used after given verb. Some verbs can connect with more than one case. Click the verb to see examples.

Nominative Case

Use Nominative Case after the verbs listed below:

Polish	English
być	to be

Genitive Case

Use Genitive Case after the verbs listed below:

Polish	English
wymagać	to require
uczyć się	to learn
nauczyć się	to learn
nie mieć	not to have
bać się	to be afraid
bronić	to defend
chcieć	to want
napić się	to drink
oczekiwać	to expect
pilnować	to look after
potrzebować	to need
próbować	to try
spróbować	to try
pytać	to ask
szukać	to search
słuchać	to listen

Dative Case

Use Dative Case after the verbs listed below:

Polish	English
pokazywać	to show
pomagać	to help
pomóc	to help
dawać	to give
kupić	to buy
wysyłać	to send
wysłać	to send
brakować	to miss, be lacking

Accusative Case

Use Accusative Case after the verbs listed below:

Polish	English
mieć	to have
dostać	to get
dostawać	to get
widzieć	to see
znać	to know
znaleźć	to find
wziąć	to take
czytać	to read

Instrumental Case

Use Instrumental Case after the verbs listed below:

Polish	English
bawić się	to play
jechać	to drive
mieszać	to mix
rysować	to draw
wyjść	to exit
kierować	to lead
interesować się	to interest
opiekować się	to look after

Cases after Verbs - Introduction

Verbs followed by Nominative Case

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Cases - Noun Declension

After reading this book you will be able to decline any noun in the Polish language. This book also contains exercises with answers, which will help you practice what you learn.

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