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Why is majątkowa placed after szkoda? I thought Polish adjectives usually come before the noun.
You are right that in everyday Polish, adjectives often come before the noun, for example duży dom (a big house).
But in more formal, legal, technical, or fixed expressions, the adjective can come after the noun.
So szkoda majątkowa is a set phrase meaning property damage / material loss.
This post-noun position often sounds more official or classificatory, as if the noun is being assigned to a category:
- szkoda majątkowa = property damage
- odpowiedzialność cywilna = civil liability
- prawo karne = criminal law
So here, szkoda majątkowa is best understood as a standard legal-type term, not just a random noun + adjective combination.
Why is it poważna and not poważny?