Breakdown of Ten wariant nam nie pasuje, zatem musimy przełożyć spotkanie na inny dzień.
nie
no / not
ten
this (m)
my
we
na
on, at / to (motion toward) / for (a meal) / for (waiting for)
musieć
to have to
spotkanie
meeting (n)
inny
other
dzień
day
pasować
to suit / to fit (clothes, size) / to fit (of parts)
zatem
therefore (thus)
wariant
variant
przełożyć
to postpone (perfective)
Questions & Answers about Ten wariant nam nie pasuje, zatem musimy przełożyć spotkanie na inny dzień.
Why do we use the adjective inny here instead of an expression like gdzie indziej?
We use inny because it modifies the noun dzień ('another day'). Inny is an adjective and must agree in case, gender, and number with the noun it describes. If you instead wanted to move the meeting to a different location, you would use an adverbial phrase of difference like gdzie indziej ('somewhere else') to modify the verb przełożyć.
Why is na inny dzień in the accusative case instead of the locative?
When talking about scheduling, moving, or postponing an event to a new time slot, the preposition na takes the accusative case to show the target of that change. Because dzień is a masculine inanimate noun, its accusative form looks exactly the same as the nominative.
Why is the pronoun my (we) in the dative form nam?
The verb pasować (to suit / to be convenient) requires the dative case to indicate the person for whom the situation is convenient. Therefore, 'it does not suit us' translates to nam nie pasuje (or nie pasuje nam).
Could I use a more common word like więc instead of zatem?
Yes, więc (so) or dlatego (therefore) would both work perfectly. Zatem is a great conjunction to practice at the B2 level; it has a slightly more formal, logical tone and is often used when drawing a direct, necessary conclusion from the statement that just preceded it.
Why must we use the perfective verb przełożyć here instead of przekładać?
We use the perfective przełożyć because we are focusing on a single, one-time action with a completed result (successfully rescheduling the meeting). The imperfective equivalent przekładać would imply the ongoing process of trying to postpone it, or a habit of constantly changing the schedule.
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