Breakdown of Oby broniła swoich przekonań bez względu na krytykę!
swój
one's own
bronić
to defend
oby
hopefully / if only
bez względu na
regardless of
przekonanie
belief (conviction)
krytyka
criticism
Questions & Answers about Oby broniła swoich przekonań bez względu na krytykę!
Why is krytykę in the Accusative case?
It follows the phrase bez względu na (regardless of). In this compound preposition, the word na dictates the case of the following noun, and it always requires the Accusative. Don't let the word bez (which normally takes the Genitive) trick you!
Why is the past tense verb broniła used if this is a wish for the future?
The particle oby (meaning may or I hope) requires the verb to be in the past tense form, even when you are expressing a wish about the present or the future.
Why is the object of the sentence, swoich przekonań, in the Genitive case instead of the Accusative?
The verb bronić (to defend) is a special verb that requires its direct object to be in the Genitive case. Przekonań is the Genitive plural of przekonanie (belief).
Could I say jej przekonań instead of swoich przekonań?
It is much better to use swoich here. Because the subject of the sentence (she) is the owner of the beliefs, Polish grammar expects the reflexive possessive pronoun swój. If you said jej przekonań, a native speaker would assume she is defending some other woman's beliefs.
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