Breakdown of Kieruję zespołem, aby ten plan był wykonalny i akceptowalny.
być
to be
i
and
ten
this (m)
plan
plan
zespół
team / band (music group)
kierować
to direct
aby
in order to (formal variant of żeby)
wykonalny
feasible
akceptowalny
acceptable
Questions & Answers about Kieruję zespołem, aby ten plan był wykonalny i akceptowalny.
How do the suffixes in wykonalny and akceptowalny work to change the meaning of the verbs?
These words are formed by taking a verb stem and adding the suffix -alny. Wykonalny comes from wykonać (to execute or complete), so it means "capable of being completed" or "feasible". Akceptowalny comes from akceptować (to accept), meaning "acceptable". This suffix functions exactly like the English "-able" or "-ible" to show potentiality.
How do I know whether to use -alny or -elny when creating these adjectives?
As a general rule, verbs ending in -ać (which includes all -ować verbs like akceptować) almost always take the -alny ending. You typically just drop the -ć from the infinitive and add -lny. The suffix -elny is more commonly found with verbs ending in -ić or -yć, such as dzielić (to divide) becoming podzielny (divisible).
Why is zespołem in the Instrumental case here instead of the Accusative?
In Polish, verbs related to leading, managing, steering, or commanding require their object to be in the Instrumental case. Since you are managing the team, the verb kierować forces the nominative zespół to become zespołem. Other common verbs in this "leadership" category include rządzić (to rule) and zarządzać (to manage).
Why is the verb był in the past tense if the plan being feasible is a current or future goal?
The word aby (so that / in order to) behaves just like żeby. When the subject changes between the two halves of the sentence (here, from "I" managing to "this plan" being feasible), aby must be followed by a verb in the past tense form. Even though był looks like a past tense verb, in this structure it expresses a desired outcome for the present or future.
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