Breakdown of Dlaczego głosowaliście na ten projekt obywatelski?
ten
this (m)
na
on, at / to (motion toward) / for (a meal) / for (waiting for)
projekt
project
dlaczego
why
głosować
to vote
obywatelski
civic
Questions & Answers about Dlaczego głosowaliście na ten projekt obywatelski?
The lesson is about na rzecz (for the benefit of). Since the translation is 'vote for', could I say głosowaliście na rzecz tego projektu?
No, because the verb głosować strictly pairs with the preposition na + Accusative to mean 'to vote for' someone or something. While na rzecz translates to 'for' in the sense of 'for the benefit of', you can't substitute it into fixed verb-preposition phrases. You use na rzecz with verbs that don't have a built-in target preposition, like pracować na rzecz (to work for the benefit of).
Why is it ten projekt here? Doesn't the Accusative case usually change the ending?
The preposition na in this context requires the Accusative case. However, projekt is an inanimate masculine noun. For inanimate masculine nouns, the Accusative form is completely identical to the Nominative form. If you were voting for a person, the Accusative would change to match the Genitive, for example: na tego kandydata.
Why is the adjective obywatelski placed after the noun projekt?
In Polish, classifying adjectives — ones that tell you what type or category something belongs to — usually come after the noun. A projekt obywatelski (civic project or citizens' initiative) is an official legal category. If you were using a regular descriptive adjective like 'interesting', it would go before the noun: ten ciekawy projekt.
Why use the imperfective verb głosowaliście instead of the perfective zagłosowaliście?
When asking about the general fact of participating in an election or finding out someone's choice, Polish heavily prefers the imperfective głosować. You use the perfective zagłosować mostly when emphasizing the completion of the act itself, for example when declaring 'I am going to cast my vote right now'.
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