Breakdown of Eksport węgla jest bardziej zależny od pogody.
być
to be
pogoda
weather
od
from
bardziej
more (to a greater degree)
węgiel
coal
zależny
dependent
eksport
export
Questions & Answers about Eksport węgla jest bardziej zależny od pogody.
Why do we use od and the genitive case in od pogody?
The adjective zależny (dependent) always dictates the preposition od followed by the genitive case. Since pogoda is a feminine noun, its genitive form is pogody. Notice that while English says dependent on, Polish literally says dependent from.
Why is it bardziej zależny instead of a single word like zależniejszy?
While many Polish adjectives have a one-word comparative form ending in -szy or -ejszy, some longer adjectives or those derived from verbs use the analytical comparative with bardziej (more). This is just like English, where we say more dependent rather than dependenter.
Why is coal in the genitive case (węgla) here?
In Polish, when one noun defines or belongs to another (meaning export of coal), the second noun takes the genitive case. Here, eksport is in the nominative, and węgiel changes to its genitive form, węgla.
The dictionary form is węgiel. Why does the vowel disappear in węgla?
This is a common vowel change in Polish often called a fleeting E. When endings are added to decline the noun, the ie or e in the final syllable drops out. You might remember this same pattern from earlier lessons with words like pies becoming psa or marzec becoming marca.
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