Questions & Answers about Przez ten objazd autobus jest opóźniony.
What does przez mean here? I thought it usually meant through.
Yes, przez very often means through, across, or via. But in this sentence it means because of or due to.
So:
- przez park = through the park
- przez ten objazd = because of this detour
This causal use of przez is quite common, especially in everyday speech.
Why is it ten objazd after przez? Shouldn’t the case change?
Przez takes the accusative case, so yes, the noun phrase after it is in the accusative.
The reason it still looks like ten objazd is that for a masculine inanimate singular noun like objazd, the accusative has the same form as the nominative.
So:
- nominative: ten objazd
- accusative: ten objazd
Even though the form does not visibly change, the case is still accusative because przez requires it.
What exactly does objazd mean?