Word
Jesteśmy zobowiązani wobec naszych rodziców.
Meaning
We are obligated to our parents.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Jesteśmy zobowiązani wobec naszych rodziców.
być
to be
nasz
our
rodzice
the parents
wobec
towards
Questions & Answers about Jesteśmy zobowiązani wobec naszych rodziców.
Why use wobec here instead of do for "to"?
While do often translates as "to" for physical direction, wobec is used to show a relationship, attitude, or moral stance toward someone. Being obligated is a relationship of duty, making wobec the natural choice with zobowiązani (obligated).
What case is forced by the preposition wobec?
Wobec always requires the Genitive case. This changes the basic nominative phrase nasi rodzice (our parents) into the Genitive naszych rodziców.
Why does zobowiązani end in -i?
It is in the masculine personal (virile) plural form, meaning the group saying "we" includes at least one male. If a group of only women were speaking, they would use the non-masculine personal form and say jesteśmy zobowiązane.
How does zobowiązani relate to other Polish words about duty?
It is an adjective derived from the verb zobowiązać (to oblige or bind). You can clearly see its root if you remember the common noun obowiązek, which simply means a duty or obligation.