Word
Diagnosta wykrył usterkę.
Meaning
The inspector detected a defect.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Diagnosta wykrył usterkę.
diagnosta
the authorised vehicle inspector
usterka
the defect; the fault
wykryć
to detect
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Questions & Answers about Diagnosta wykrył usterkę.
Why does diagnosta end in -a if it refers to a man?
Because some masculine personal nouns in Polish end in -a. This is normal for words like mężczyzna, kolega, kierowca, and diagnosta.
So even though diagnosta looks a bit like a feminine noun, it is grammatically masculine here. You can see that from the verb too: wykrył is the masculine singular past form.
What exactly is the form wykrył?
Wykrył is:
- past tense
- 3rd person singular
- masculine
- from the verb wykryć
It means that the action was completed: the diagnostician detected/found the fault.
This -ł ending is very common in masculine singular past tense verbs:
- zrobił = he did
- znalazł = he found
- wykrył = he detected
Why is it usterkę and not usterka?