Breakdown of To wszystko przez niego, a ta strata jest bardzo poważna.
to
this
być
to be
on
he / it (m)
ten
this (m)
bardzo
very
a
and / whereas (contrast)
wszystko
everything
poważny
serious
przez
because of
strata
loss
Questions & Answers about To wszystko przez niego, a ta strata jest bardzo poważna.
The lesson mentions przez is used for negative causes. Could I use z powodu instead here?
You could say z powodu niego (or more naturally, z jego powodu), which neutrally means "because of him." However, przez + Accusative is specifically used to assign blame or point out a negative fault, making przez niego much stronger and more accusatory, which fits the context of a serious loss.
Why is the pronoun form niego rather than jego or go?
Whenever a third-person pronoun immediately follows a preposition like przez, it must take the n- prefix. The basic Accusative forms for "him" are jego or the short form go, but after a preposition, they become niego.
Why use the conjunction a instead of i for "and"?
While i simply connects two equal things, a is often used when shifting focus to a new but related subject—in this case, moving from the person to blame to the consequence of his actions. It acts as a soft bridge between "and" and "but."
Why is there no verb in the phrase To wszystko przez niego?
In spoken or emphatic Polish, the verb jest (is) is frequently dropped in simple statements linking a subject to a prepositional phrase. You can say To wszystko jest przez niego, but leaving out the verb sounds punchier and more natural.
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