Breakdown of Ten fundusz wspiera organizacje na rzecz zwierząt.
ten
this (m)
wspierać
to support (to help, to back someone)
zwierzę
animal
organizacja
the organization
na rzecz
for the benefit of
fundusz
fund
Questions & Answers about Ten fundusz wspiera organizacje na rzecz zwierząt.
Why use na rzecz instead of just dla in this sentence?
The compound preposition na rzecz means "for the benefit of" or "on behalf of" and requires the Genitive case (zwierząt). While dla zwierząt also means "for animals", na rzecz is more formal and emphasizes acting in the interest of a cause. You will see it constantly when talking about charities, NGOs, and legal matters.
I always forget how to form the plural of zwierzę. Why is it zwierząt here?
The word zwierzę (animal) is a neuter noun ending in -ę, which means it follows an irregular declension pattern. In the Genitive plural, the stem changes to -ąt, giving us zwierząt. This same pattern applies to words for young humans and animals, like niemowlę (infant) becoming niemowląt.
Is organizacje in the Accusative case because it is the object of wspiera?
Yes, wspierać (to support) takes a direct object in the Accusative case. For feminine nouns like organizacja, the Accusative plural is identical to the Nominative plural. The -cja ending becomes -cje in the plural, so organizacje is correct here.
Could we use the perfective form of "to support" in this context?
Since this sentence describes a general, ongoing habit of the fund, you need the imperfective verb wspierać (wspiera). You would only use the perfective counterpart, wesprzeć (wesprze), if you were talking about a one-time, completed action, like making a single future donation.
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