Uchwała obejmuje remont.

Questions & Answers about Uchwała obejmuje remont.

What exactly does uchwała mean here?

Uchwała is a formal noun meaning resolution, adopted motion, or sometimes official decision passed by a council, committee, or other governing body.

It is more formal and institutional than a general word like decyzja (decision). In this sentence, it suggests something like a council or board resolution.

Grammatically, uchwała is:


What does obejmuje mean, and what is its basic dictionary form?

Obejmuje is the 3rd person singular present tense form of obejmować.

So:

  • obejmować = to include, to cover, to encompass
  • obejmuje = includes / covers / encompasses

In this sentence, it means that the resolution includes or covers the renovation as part of its scope.


Why is remont not changed? Shouldn’t the object have a different ending?

Remont is the direct object of obejmuje, so it is in the accusative case.

However, for many masculine inanimate nouns in Polish, the accusative singular looks exactly the same as the nominative singular.

So:

  • nominative: remont
  • accusative: remont

That is why the form does not change.


Why is uchwała the subject and remont the object?

Because of both word order and verb meaning.

In the neutral Polish sentence:

  • Uchwała = subject
  • obejmuje = verb
  • remont = object

The verb obejmować normally means that one thing includes/covers another thing. So the structure is:

[subject] + obejmuje + [object]

Here:

  • the resolution is what includes something
  • the renovation is what is included

Is obejmuje imperfective or perfective? Does that matter here?

Obejmuje comes from the imperfective verb obejmować.

That matters because in Polish:

  • imperfective verbs are used for ongoing, repeated, general, or non-completed actions
  • perfective verbs usually refer to a completed action or single result

Here, obejmuje describes the content or scope of the resolution, so the imperfective makes sense.

A related perfective verb is objąć:

  • Uchwała obejmuje remont. = The resolution includes the renovation.
  • Uchwała obejmie remont. = The resolution will include the renovation.

Could I translate obejmuje as contains?

Sometimes, but includes or covers is usually better here.

Why?

  • contains often sounds more physical in English, as if something is inside something else
  • obejmować in administrative or legal language often means includes within its scope
  • so in this kind of sentence, covers or includes sounds more natural

So this is more like:

  • the resolution includes the renovation
  • the resolution covers the renovation

rather than literally contains it


Is this a formal sentence?

Yes, it sounds fairly formal, especially because of uchwała.

This type of sentence would be natural in:

  • local government documents
  • meeting minutes
  • board resolutions
  • legal or administrative texts

It is not the kind of sentence you would usually hear in casual everyday conversation unless someone is discussing official matters.


Can the word order be changed?

Yes, Polish word order is flexible, but Uchwała obejmuje remont is the most neutral and natural order.

Other orders are possible, but they change the emphasis. For example:

  • Remont obejmuje uchwała
    Grammatically possible, but marked and less natural in normal usage. It puts unusual focus on remont.

  • Uchwała remont obejmuje
    Also possible in special contexts, but not the default order.

For a learner, the safest version is:

  • Uchwała obejmuje remont.

Is there any article missing, like a or the before uchwała or remont?

No. Polish does not have articles like a/an or the.

So:

  • uchwała can mean a resolution or the resolution
  • remont can mean a renovation or the renovation

The exact meaning depends on context.

That is why a short Polish sentence like this can be translated into English in more than one natural way, depending on the situation.


How do I pronounce Uchwała obejmuje remont?

A rough pronunciation guide is:

oo-HFWA-wa ob-EY-moo-ye re-mont

A few useful notes:

  • ch in uchwała sounds like Polish h
  • ł sounds like English w
  • j sounds like English y
  • uj in obejmuje is pronounced like oo-y
  • stress in Polish usually falls on the second-to-last syllable:
    • uchWAła
    • obejMUje
    • REmont

So the natural stress pattern is:

  • uCHWAła
  • obejMUje
  • REmont
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