Breakdown of Sprzedawca przecenił wyblakłą porcelanę.
sprzedawca
the salesman
porcelana
porcelain
wyblakły
faded in colour
przecenić
to mark down
Questions & Answers about Sprzedawca przecenił wyblakłą porcelanę.
Why does sprzedawca end in -a if it means a male seller?
Because sprzedawca is a masculine noun that happens to take the -a ending in the nominative singular. Polish has a group of masculine personal nouns like this, especially for professions or roles, for example:
- kierowca = driver
- mężczyzna = man
- kolega = male friend / colleague
- sprzedawca = seller / shop assistant / salesperson
So even though it looks a bit like a feminine noun at first, it is grammatically masculine when referring to a man.
What exactly does sprzedawca mean here: seller, salesman, or shop assistant?
Sprzedawca is a general word for someone who sells things. Depending on context, it can be translated as:
- seller
- salesman
- salesperson
- shop assistant
- sometimes vendor
In this sentence, any of those could work depending on the situation. If the sentence is about a store, shop assistant or salesperson may sound natural. If it is more general, seller works well.
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