Word
Wypadek na ulicy zatrzymał ruch.
Meaning
The accident on the street stopped traffic.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
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Questions & Answers about Wypadek na ulicy zatrzymał ruch.
What is the case and grammatical role of wypadek in this sentence?
wypadek is in the nominative case and functions as the subject. It answers “who or what stopped the traffic.”
Why is ulicy in the locative case, and how does the preposition na determine that choice?
When na indicates a static location (no movement toward), it governs the locative case. Hence ulicy (feminine singular locative). If you meant movement onto the street, you’d say na ulicę (accusative).
What does zatrzymał tell us about the aspect and tense of the verb?
zatrzymał is the past tense, third-person singular, perfective form of zatrzymać (“to stop”). The perfective aspect highlights that the action is completed—the traffic has been fully stopped.
How does the verb zatrzymał agree with its subject in gender and number?
In Polish past tense, the verb ending changes to match the subject’s gender and number. Since wypadek is masculine singular, the verb takes the masculine singular ending -ł, yielding zatrzymał.
Why is ruch in the accusative case when it looks identical to the nominative?