Breakdown of Większość ankietowanych zgadza się z tym twierdzeniem.
ten
this (m)
z
with
zgadzać się
to agree
większość
majority
ankietowany
the respondent
twierdzenie
claim
Questions & Answers about Większość ankietowanych zgadza się z tym twierdzeniem.
Why is the verb zgadza się in the singular when it refers to multiple people?
In Polish, when you use a partitive word like większość (majority), część (part), or połowa (half) as the subject, the verb must agree with that specific word. Since większość is a singular feminine noun, the verb takes the third-person singular form (zgadza się), even though logically it refers to many respondents.
What case is ankietowanych and why?
It is in the genitive plural. Words expressing quantity or portions, like większość, require the following noun to be in the genitive case to express 'of the'. Here, it literally means 'a majority of the surveyed'.
Why do we use the instrumental case in z tym twierdzeniem?
The verb zgadzać się (to agree) is followed by the preposition z (with), which always requires the instrumental case when discussing who or what you agree with. Since twierdzenie is a neuter noun, it becomes twierdzeniem, and the demonstrative pronoun to changes to tym.
What kind of word is ankietowanych? It looks like an adjective.
It is a passive adjectival participle built from the verb ankietować (to survey), but here it functions entirely as a noun meaning 'the respondents'. Polish frequently turns adjectives or participles into nouns like this to describe groups of people.
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