Questions & Answers about Ta stara kopalnia nie jest gotowa do wydobycia.
Why is 'for extraction' translated as do wydobycia rather than dla wydobycia?
The adjective gotowy (ready) strictly requires the preposition do followed by the Genitive case when talking about being prepared for an action or purpose. While English uses 'for', translating it literally to dla is a common mistake. Since wydobycie (extraction) is a neuter noun, its Genitive form is wydobycia.
Is it ever correct to use gotowy na instead?
Yes, but the meaning changes. Gotowy do (+ Genitive) means physically prepared to do something or be used for a purpose, like a mine ready for operation. Gotowy na (+ Accusative) means mentally or emotionally prepared to endure or face something, like gotowy na najgorsze (ready for the worst).
What kind of word is wydobycia?
It is a verbal noun, derived from the verb wydobywać (to extract or mine). Polish uses these heavily to express processes. It behaves exactly like a regular neuter noun ending in -e (wydobycie), which is why it declines into the Genitive wydobycia after the preposition do.
Does the negation in nie jest affect the case of the adjective gotowa?