Skończenie raportu przed spotkaniem jest ważne.

to be

Breakdown of Skończenie raportu przed spotkaniem jest ważne.

• przed: before
• ważny: important
• spotkanie: the meeting

Questions & Answers about Skończenie raportu przed spotkaniem jest ważne.

What exactly is skończenie here?

Skończenie is a verbal noun (sometimes compared to a gerund-like form in English). It comes from the verb skończyć = to finish / to complete.

In this sentence, it works like a noun, not like a normal verb:

• skończenie raportu = finishing/completing the report

Because it is a noun, it can be the subject of the sentence:

• Skończenie raportu przed spotkaniem = the thing that is important

It is also a neuter singular noun, which matters for ważne later in the sentence.

Why is it raportu, not raport?

Because after a verbal noun like skończenie, Polish normally uses the following noun in the genitive case.

So:

• skończyć raport = to finish the report (with the normal verb)
• skończenie raportu = finishing/completion of the report (with the verbal noun)

That is why raport changes to raportu.

A helpful way to think about it is:

• literal structure: the finishing of the report

Why is it przed spotkaniem?