Breakdown of To właśnie to wyróżnienie jest prawdziwym zaszczytem.
to
this
być
to be
prawdziwy
true
właśnie
just, exactly; just now
wyróżnienie
distinction
zaszczyt
honor
Questions & Answers about To właśnie to wyróżnienie jest prawdziwym zaszczytem.
Why are there two instances of to in the phrase To właśnie to wyróżnienie?
The first To acts as the emphatic clefting particle, similar to the structure "It is... that..." in English. The second to is simply the demonstrative pronoun "this" in the neuter form, agreeing with the noun wyróżnienie.
Could I drop właśnie and just say To to wyróżnienie jest prawdziwym zaszczytem?
Why is the phrase prawdziwym zaszczytem in the instrumental case here?
Because of the verb jest. When you use a form of the verb być to state that one noun is another noun, the second noun phrase must take the instrumental case.
Both wyróżnienie and zaszczyt can translate to "honor" in English. How do their meanings differ here?
Wyróżnienie is a specific, often tangible distinction, award, or honorable mention given to someone. Zaszczyt describes the abstract feeling of honor, privilege, or prestige associated with receiving it.
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