Breakdown of Szef wini mnie za opóźnienie, zamiast skoncentrować się na rozwiązaniu.
na
on, at / to (motion toward) / for (a meal) / for (waiting for)
szef
boss (m)
mnie
me
opóźnienie
delay
za
for (thanks for)
zamiast
instead of
rozwiązanie
solution
winić
to blame
skoncentrować się
to concentrate
Questions & Answers about Szef wini mnie za opóźnienie, zamiast skoncentrować się na rozwiązaniu.
Why do we use the infinitive skoncentrować here instead of a noun or gerund like the English "concentrating"?
When the subject of both actions is the same (here, the boss), the Polish preposition zamiast (instead of) is directly followed by an infinitive. While English uses the "-ing" form after prepositions, Polish uses an infinitive clause.
Could we use the imperfective verb koncentrować after zamiast?
Grammatically yes, but the perfective skoncentrować is a much better fit for this context. It highlights that the boss should achieve focus and actively tackle the problem, treating it as a concrete, completed goal rather than just an ongoing effort.
Why is opóźnienie in the accusative case here?
The verb winić (to blame) requires the preposition za plus the accusative case to express what you are blaming someone for. Since opóźnienie is a neuter noun, its accusative form looks exactly like its nominative form.
What case is rozwiązaniu and what triggers it?
It is in the locative case. The phrase skoncentrować się na (to concentrate on) requires the locative case to indicate what you are focusing on. The neuter noun rozwiązanie (solution) drops the -e and takes the neuter locative ending -u.
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