Breakdown of Podzielili zysk porówno i dostali po pięć tysięcy.
i
and
pięć
five
dostać
to get
tysiąc
thousand
podzielić
to divide
zysk
profit
po
each (distributive)
porówno
equally (in equal shares)
Questions & Answers about Podzielili zysk porówno i dostali po pięć tysięcy.
Why is it po pięć? Doesn't the preposition po usually take the locative case?
When po means 'each' (the distributive use) with numbers from 2 upwards, it takes the accusative case instead of the locative. That is why we use the accusative pięć. Remember that for the number 1, it still takes the locative: po jednym.
Why is the word for 'thousands' (tysięcy) in the genitive plural?
The case of tysięcy is dictated by the number pięć. In Polish, numbers 5 and above require the noun that follows them to be in the genitive plural. The preposition po only affects the number itself.
I learned that 'to share' is podzielić się. Why isn't there a się in this sentence?
Podzielić się (which requires the instrumental case) focuses on the act of sharing something with someone. Here, we have the non-reflexive podzielić (to divide), which takes a direct object in the accusative (zysk). The sentence focuses purely on the mathematical act of dividing the profit into parts.
Could I use równo instead of porówno here?
You could, but porówno is the most natural word when talking about distributing things into equal shares among people. Równo is broader and generally means 'evenly' or 'straight', like cutting a piece of paper evenly or drawing a straight line.
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