Breakdown of Każdy ma inny punkt widzenia.
mieć
to have
inny
other
każdy
every, each; everyone
punkt widzenia
point of view (z mojego punktu widzenia)
Questions & Answers about Każdy ma inny punkt widzenia.
Why do we use Każdy (each) instead of Wszyscy (all/everyone) here?
Każdy emphasizes that each individual person has their own perspective, which takes the singular verb ma (just like "everyone has" in English). You could say Wszyscy mają inny punkt widzenia (All people have...), but Każdy ma is the most natural way to express this specific idea in Polish.
Is inny punkt in the nominative case here? I thought the verb mieć requires the accusative.
It actually is in the accusative case! The verb mieć does take the accusative, but punkt is a masculine inanimate noun. For masculine inanimate nouns, the accusative form looks exactly the same as the nominative. The adjective inny follows this same rule.
Why is the word for "view" widzenia instead of widok?
Widok is used for a physical view, like a beautiful landscape you see from a window. Widzenie is a verbal noun that means the act of "seeing." Since a "point of view" is an abstract mental concept, Polish uses punkt widzenia (literally: "point of seeing").
Why is widzenia in the genitive case?
In Polish, when you use a noun to describe another noun, the second noun goes into the genitive case. The genitive acts like the English word "of," so putting widzenie into the genitive form widzenia creates the meaning "point of seeing."
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