Word
Szef umożliwił nam pracę w domu.
Meaning
The boss made it possible for us to work from home.
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Questions & Answers about Szef umożliwił nam pracę w domu.
How does the prefix u- work in the verb umożliwił?
It turns an adjective into a verb meaning "to make something [adjective]." Here, the root is the adjective możliwy (possible). By adding the prefix u- and the verb ending -ić, we get umożliwić, which literally means "to make possible" or "to enable."
What is the imperfective equivalent of umożliwić?
The imperfective form is umożliwiać. For many of these factitive verbs (verbs created from adjectives to mean "making something X"), the perfective ends in -ić and the imperfective is formed by changing that ending to -iać.
Why is nam used here instead of the accusative nas?
The pronoun nam is in the dative case. The verb umożliwić requires the dative for the person you are enabling. Think of it as making the work possible for us or giving that possibility to us. The direct object—the thing being made possible—takes the accusative case (here, pracę).
Why does the Polish sentence say w domu when the English translation says "work from home"?