Breakdown of Dlaczego nikomu nie przesuwasz spotkań pod koniec roku?
nie
no / not
dlaczego
why
spotkanie
meeting (n)
rok
year
nikt
nobody
koniec
end
pod
towards / approaching (+ Accusative)
przesuwać
to shift / to postpone (imperfective)
Questions & Answers about Dlaczego nikomu nie przesuwasz spotkań pod koniec roku?
Why do we use the Accusative case for koniec in the phrase pod koniec roku?
The preposition pod can mean "towards" or "approaching" when talking about time. When used for temporal approximation like this, pod requires the Accusative case. Since koniec is an inanimate masculine noun, its Accusative form looks exactly like its basic Nominative form.
Why is the word for "meetings" in the Genitive case (spotkań) rather than the Accusative case (spotkania)?
This is the Genitive of negation. The verb przesuwać (to postpone or shift) normally takes a direct object in the Accusative case. However, because the verb is negated here (nie przesuwasz), the direct object must switch to the Genitive case. Spotkań is the Genitive plural of spotkanie.
Why does the sentence use nikomu instead of nikogo?
The verb przesuwać takes a Dative object to show for whom you are moving or postponing something. Because you aren't doing it for anyone, we use the Dative negative pronoun nikomu. Polish requires negative concord (double negation), which is why nikomu is paired with the negated verb nie przesuwasz.
Does przesuwać only mean "to postpone"?
No, it literally means "to shift," "to slide," or "to move over" in a physical sense, like moving a piece of furniture. In a business or scheduling context, it is the standard verb for postponing or rescheduling an event, similar to "moving an appointment" in English.
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