Word
To jest inicjatywa na rzecz bezdomnych.
Meaning
This is an initiative for the benefit of the homeless.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
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Breakdown of To jest inicjatywa na rzecz bezdomnych.
to
this
być
to be
bezdomny
homeless (a homeless person)
na rzecz
for the benefit of
Questions & Answers about To jest inicjatywa na rzecz bezdomnych.
Why use na rzecz instead of the simpler dla (for) here?
While dla bezdomnych simply means "for the homeless," na rzecz is a more formal compound preposition meaning "for the benefit of" or "on behalf of." It is heavily used in administrative, legal, and NGO contexts, making it the perfect natural choice when talking about an inicjatywa (initiative) or charity.
What case follows na rzecz, and how is it applied to bezdomnych?
The compound preposition na rzecz always requires the Genitive case. Here, the word for "the homeless" is put into the Genitive plural, which becomes bezdomnych.
Why does bezdomnych look like an adjective rather than a standard noun?
Bezdomny (homeless) is originally an adjective, but here it functions as a noun meaning "a homeless person." Polish frequently uses adjectives as nouns to describe groups of people, much like "the homeless" in English. Because it is structurally an adjective, it takes the standard Genitive plural adjective ending -ych.
Does the word rzecz mean "thing" in this sentence?
Literally, yes. The noun rzecz means "thing" or "matter." However, as a fixed grammatical preposition, na rzecz functions as a single unit meaning "for the benefit of." At a B2 level, it is best to treat it as one compound word rather than translating its individual parts.