Verbs in Silesian are conjugated based on number, person, gender, tense, and other factors. Therefore, we will be learning about verbs and pronouns together.
The personal pronouns in Silesian are straightforward, and you can easily spot patterns. All third-person pronouns begin with ôn, which also means he. It is also easy to remember "we" and "you" (plural) as they look like a pair: my (we) - wy (you). The words in brackets are less common usages. For example, you can write jŏ as jo, as the ŏ is just a dialectal variant, but writing it as jŏ is the most correct option.
Verb conjugation in Silesian follows specific patterns based on the subject. Just like in English, more common words like "to be" are a bit irregular. Less common words like "to play" tend to be regular. There are different conjugations, but mostly you just have to look at the ending, especially for verbs like "to have" and "to play," which are very regular.
Ôsoba
być – to be
mieć – to have
iść – to go
grać – to play
1. ôs. poj. (jŏ)
je żech
mŏm
idã
grōm
2. ôs. poj. (ty)
je żeś
mŏsz
idziesz
grŏsz
3. ôs. poj. (ôn/ôna/ôno)
je
mŏ
idzie
grŏ
1. ôs. mn. (my)
sōm, mychmy sōm
mōmy
idymy
grōmy
2. ôs. mn. (wy)
sōm żeście
mŏcie
idziecie
grŏcie
3. ôs. mn. (ôni/ône)
sōm
majōm
idōm
grajōm
There are a eight conjugation patterns, maybe you can find out for yourself which pattern grać belongs to. This might be a bit overwhelming, so just try to learn the first one.
