Diagnosta dopuścił pojazd do ruchu.

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Breakdown of Diagnosta dopuścił pojazd do ruchu.

• ruch: the traffic
• diagnosta: the authorised vehicle inspector
• pojazd: the vehicle

Questions & Answers about Diagnosta dopuścił pojazd do ruchu.

Why does diagnosta end in -a if it refers to a man?

In Polish, some masculine personal nouns end in -a. Diagnosta is one of them.

So even though the noun looks a bit like a feminine noun, it takes masculine agreement:

• ten diagnosta = this male inspector
• Diagnosta dopuścił... = the verb is masculine past tense

This is similar to other masculine nouns like kolega or mężczyzna.

What does diagnosta mean here exactly?

Here, diagnosta means a vehicle inspector / vehicle examiner / diagnostic technician, not a medical diagnostician.

In the context of pojazd and do ruchu, it is someone who checks a vehicle and officially decides whether it can be used on the road.

Where is the word for the in this sentence?

There isn’t one, because Polish has no articles.

So:

• diagnosta can mean a diagnostician or the diagnostician
• pojazd can mean a vehicle or the vehicle

The exact meaning depends on context.

What form is dopuścił?