Breakdown of Rozbudowa w mieście Poznaniu została wreszcie zatwierdzona.
w
in / on (a day)
miasto
city
wreszcie
finally
zostać
to be (passive auxiliary)
zatwierdzić
to approve (officially)
rozbudowa
expansion
Poznań
Poznań
Questions & Answers about Rozbudowa w mieście Poznaniu została wreszcie zatwierdzona.
Why is the city name in the Locative case (Poznaniu) instead of the Nominative (Poznań)?
This is geographic apposition agreement. When a generic geographic noun like miasto (city) is used alongside a specific city name, the proper name usually agrees with the generic noun's case. Since the preposition w requires the Locative case here, both mieście and Poznaniu take the Locative form.
Could I just say w Poznaniu instead of w mieście Poznaniu?
Yes, absolutely. Saying w Poznaniu is actually much more common in everyday speech. Adding the word mieście makes the sentence sound more formal or administrative, which perfectly fits the context of urban development and official approval.
Why is the passive voice formed with została instead of była?
Została is the standard auxiliary verb for the passive voice of perfective (completed) verbs. The approval was a single, completed event, so we use the perfective participle zatwierdzona with została. If you used była, it would imply a continuous or repeated process in the past.
How does rozbudowa differ from the basic word budowa?
While budowa simply means construction or a building site, the prefix roz- implies spreading out or extending. Therefore, rozbudowa specifically means the expansion, extension, or further development of something that already exists.
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