Breakdown of Każdy powinien czuć współczucie wobec słabszych ludzi.
ludzie
people
powinien
should, ought to
słaby
weak
czuć
to feel (sensation) / to smell
każdy
every, each; everyone
wobec
towards
współczucie
compassion
Questions & Answers about Każdy powinien czuć współczucie wobec słabszych ludzi.
Why do we use wobec here instead of dla or do to say 'towards'?
Wobec specifically means 'towards' or 'in relation to' when expressing an attitude, feeling, or moral stance directed at someone. While do implies physical direction (going to someone) and dla implies doing something for someone's benefit, wobec captures an emotional or behavioral stance. As taught in this lesson, it always requires the Genitive case.
What case is the phrase słabszych ludzi in?
It is in the Genitive plural, entirely because the preposition wobec forces it to be. Słabszych is the comparative form of the adjective słaby (weak).
How is the noun współczucie constructed?
It breaks down into the prefix współ-, meaning 'co-' or 'jointly' (as seen in współpraca, meaning cooperation), and czucie, which means 'feeling' (from the verb czuć). Just like the Latin roots of the English word 'compassion', the Polish word literally translates to 'co-feeling'.
Why is the singular word powinien used when the subject is 'everyone'?
Although każdy translates to the plural-sounding 'everyone', it grammatically functions like 'each one' or 'every single person' in Polish. It is a singular masculine pronoun, so any matching verbs or modal adjectives must also be in the singular masculine form. This is why we use powinien instead of the plural powinni.
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