Breakdown of Ten skutek uboczny sprawia, że dopiero wieczorem widać wysypkę.
ten
this (m)
wieczorem
in the evening
że
that
widać
can be seen
dopiero
not until / only just
skutek
consequence (result, effect)
uboczny
side / secondary (incidental)
sprawiać
to cause / to make (impf)
wysypka
the rash
Questions & Answers about Ten skutek uboczny sprawia, że dopiero wieczorem widać wysypkę.
Why doesn't Polish use an infinitive here, like English does in "causes the rash to be visible"?
In English, we use the structure "cause [object] to [infinitive]". Polish doesn't do this. Instead, sprawiać (to cause/make) must be followed by że (that) and a complete subordinate clause with its own conjugated verb or predicate. So literally, this sentence says "This side effect causes that one can see the rash."
Why is the imperfective sprawia used here instead of the perfective sprawi?
The imperfective sprawia is used because the sentence describes a general, ongoing medical fact or a repeated occurrence. This is how this particular side effect always behaves. If we were talking about a specific, one-time future event (e.g., "Taking this pill right now will cause..."), you would use the perfective sprawi.
Why is "only" translated as dopiero and not tylko?
Dopiero is used for "only" when it relates to time, meaning "not until" or "as late as". If you used tylko, it would mean the rash is visible exclusively in the evening and at no other time. Dopiero wieczorem emphasizes the delay—the rash is brewing, but you won't see it until the evening rolls around.
What kind of word is widać, and why is wysypkę in the accusative case?
Widać is an impersonal word meaning "can be seen" or "is visible". Even though it doesn't conjugate like a normal verb and takes no grammatical subject, it behaves like a transitive verb and takes a direct object in the accusative case. That's why the dictionary form wysypka (rash) becomes wysypkę.
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