Badanie techniczne odbędzie się na stacji kontroli pojazdów.

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Breakdown of Badanie techniczne odbędzie się na stacji kontroli pojazdów.

• odbyć się: to take place
• badanie techniczne: the vehicle inspection
• stacja kontroli pojazdów: the vehicle inspection station

Questions & Answers about Badanie techniczne odbędzie się na stacji kontroli pojazdów.

What does badanie techniczne mean exactly? Is it the normal way to say technical inspection?

Yes. Badanie techniczne literally means technical examination/inspection.

In this context, it refers to the official inspection of a vehicle’s roadworthiness. In everyday Polish, people also very often say przegląd techniczny or just przegląd.

So:

• badanie techniczne = a more official/formal term
• przegląd techniczny = very common everyday term for a vehicle inspection

Both are understandable, but badanie techniczne sounds especially suitable in formal notices or official communication.

Why is the adjective after the noun in badanie techniczne? Why not the other way around?

In Polish, adjectives usually come after the noun much more often than in English? Not exactly — actually, both orders exist, but the normal neutral order is usually:

• adjective + noun, for example techniczne badanie

However, in many fixed expressions, official terms, and standard collocations, you will often see:

• noun + adjective, for example badanie techniczne

This phrase is a set expression. It is simply the standard way to name this procedure.

So although English says technical inspection, Polish conventionally says badanie techniczne.

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