polski · A1 · verb · 4 minutes
Pić: present tense
Use pij- forms and practice drink objects in accusative.
Understand the choice
The visible pij- stem supports a regular person pattern. Feminine drink nouns show accusative -ę, making the form useful for both conjugation and object case.
Core rule: Pić has piję, pijesz, pije, pijemy, pijecie, piją.
Notice it in context
Piję wodę, a moi przyjaciele piją kawę.
I drink water, and my friends drink coffee.
Piję identifies ja and takes wodę; piją agrees with friends and takes kawę.
Pijesz dużo wody?
Do you drink a lot of water?
Dużo takes genitive wody.
Pijemy sok, ale dzieci piją mleko.
We drink juice, but the children drink milk.
Pijemy/piją contrast subjects; inanimate objects look nominative.
What to remember
- The perfective partner wypić means drink/finish a bounded amount.
- Pić can mean drink alcohol without an object in context.
Common trap: Do not omit j in present forms: piję, pijesz.