Word
Walczymy z dyskryminacją kobiet.
Meaning
We are fighting discrimination against women.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Walczymy z dyskryminacją kobiet.
kobieta
woman
z
with
walczyć
to fight (against + instrumental)
dyskryminacja
discrimination
Questions & Answers about Walczymy z dyskryminacją kobiet.
Why does the sentence use z instead of a specific word for "against"?
In Polish, the verb walczyć (to fight) naturally pairs with the preposition z (with) to express what you are battling. Even though it translates directly as "fighting with", in this context it clearly means fighting against a problem or opponent.
Why does the word for discrimination end in -ą (dyskryminacją)?
The preposition z requires the noun that follows it to be in the instrumental case. Because the base word dyskryminacja is a feminine noun, its ending changes from -a to -ą in this case.
Why is the word for women in the genitive case (kobiet)?
The genitive case is often used to connect two nouns, translating roughly to "of" in English. So, dyskryminacją kobiet translates literally to "discrimination of women".
Why does kobiet look like it has no grammatical ending?
The base form is the feminine noun kobieta. To form the genitive plural (of women), most feminine nouns that end in -a drop that final vowel entirely. This is known as a "zero ending", leaving just the stem kobiet.