Breakdown of Kolorowy szalik na jego szyi sprawia, że wygląda na szczęśliwego.
na
on
że
that
wyglądać
to look
sprawiać
to make
Questions & Answers about Kolorowy szalik na jego szyi sprawia, że wygląda na szczęśliwego.
What is the basic structure of this sentence?
The sentence breaks down like this:
- Kolorowy szalik na jego szyi = The colorful scarf on his neck
- sprawia, że = makes it so that / causes that
- wygląda na szczęśliwego = he looks happy / he seems happy
So the whole sentence means something like:
The colorful scarf on his neck makes him look happy.
Grammatically, the main subject is szalik (scarf), and the second part describes the effect that scarf has.
Why is szalik in the form szalik, not szalika?
Because szalik is the subject of the sentence, so it is in the nominative case.
- szalik = nominative singular, scarf
- szalika = usually genitive singular or accusative singular for some uses, not correct here as the subject
In Kolorowy szalik na jego szyi sprawia..., the scarf is the thing that does the action of sprawia (causes / makes), so nominative is required.
Why is it kolorowy szalik?