Breakdown of Musicie przestać obwiniać jeden drugiego z powodu tego błędu.
ten
this (m)
jeden
one
musieć
to have to
drugi
second / the other (in 'one another')
przestać
to stop
błąd
mistake
z powodu
due to
obwiniać
to blame
Questions & Answers about Musicie przestać obwiniać jeden drugiego z powodu tego błędu.
Why is drugiego in the accusative case here, and why does it look like the genitive?
The verb obwiniać (to blame) requires a direct object in the accusative case. The phrase jeden drugiego acts as this object. Because it refers to male people (masculine personal noun rules), the accusative form of drugi is identical to its genitive form (drugiego).
Does jeden drugiego change depending on the gender of the people involved?
Could I use się nawzajem instead of jeden drugiego in this sentence?
Absolutely. You could say Musicie przestać obwiniać się nawzajem. Both express the exact same meaning. However, jeden drugiego puts slightly more emphasis on two distinct individuals pointing fingers at each other, while się nawzajem is the standard, everyday reciprocal phrase.
Why is obwiniać in the imperfective aspect when przestać is perfective?
In Polish, phase verbs meaning to start, finish, or stop (like przestać) must always be followed by an imperfective infinitive. This is because you can logically only stop an action that is treated as ongoing or continuous.
Are z powodu tego błędu and przez ten błąd interchangeable here?
Yes, both express a negative cause. Z powodu takes the genitive case (tego błędu) and is slightly more formal, while przez takes the accusative (ten błąd) and is very common in everyday conversational Polish.
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