Breakdown of Cyfrowa prywatność jest dla nas bardzo ważna.
być
to be
bardzo
very
my
we
ważny
important
dla
for
cyfrowy
digital
prywatność
privacy
Questions & Answers about Cyfrowa prywatność jest dla nas bardzo ważna.
Why do we use dla nas (Genitive) here instead of the Dative nam, since the English translation says important TO us?
In English, we say something is important to someone, which tempts learners to use the Polish Dative case (nam). However, Polish requires the preposition dla followed by the Genitive case to express who something is important for. Think of it as literally saying important for us. Even though this lesson focuses on verbs taking the Genitive, remember that prepositions like dla are another major trigger for this case.
Since the verb is jest, why isn't the adjective in the Instrumental case (ważną)?
The verb być (to be) only takes the Instrumental case when linking the subject to a noun phrase, like in Ona jest dobrą studentką (She is a good student). When linking the subject to an adjective that simply describes it, like ważna (important), Polish uses the Nominative case so that it perfectly matches the subject (prywatność).
Could I change the word order and say jest bardzo ważna dla nas?
Yes, grammatically that is perfectly fine. However, placing dla nas before the adjective phrase bardzo ważna sounds a bit more natural for a neutral statement. Putting dla nas at the very end of the sentence would place a stronger, specific emphasis on the fact that it is important to US in particular, perhaps contrasting us with someone else.
How is the word cyfrowa (digital) formed?
It comes from the noun cyfra, which means digit or numeral. By adding the standard adjective suffix -owy (which becomes -owa here to match the feminine noun prywatność), you get cyfrowy, meaning digital.
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