Breakdown of Matka zawsze była wyrozumiała wobec moich najgorszych błędów.
być
to be
zły
bad
zawsze
always
mój
my
matka
the mother
błąd
mistake
wobec
towards
wyrozumiały
understanding (tolerant, forgiving)
Questions & Answers about Matka zawsze była wyrozumiała wobec moich najgorszych błędów.
Why do we use the Genitive case for moich najgorszych błędów here?
This is triggered by the preposition wobec (towards / in the face of), which always requires the Genitive case. Without it, the phrase would just be moje najgorsze błędy in the Nominative or Accusative.
Is wyrozumiała an active participle like the English word 'understanding'?
No, wyrozumiały is a standard adjective in Polish, meaning lenient, forgiving, or understanding. Because it describes the feminine subject Matka, it takes the feminine Nominative ending -a. Polish doesn't use verb participles to express this specific personality trait.
Why does the noun błąd change to błędów in the Genitive plural? What happened to the vowel?
The noun błąd (mistake) undergoes a common Polish vowel shift. When endings are added during declension, the nasal vowel ą often changes to ę. Since it is a masculine inanimate noun, it takes the standard -ów suffix in the Genitive plural, resulting in błędów.
How is the word najgorszych formed?
It is the superlative form of the irregular adjective zły (bad). The comparative form is gorszy (worse), and you add the prefix naj- to make the superlative najgorszy (worst). Here, it takes the Genitive plural ending -ych to agree with błędów.
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