Breakdown of Skoro ona przetańczyła całe wesele, rano bolały ją nogi.
ona
she / it (f)
rano
in the morning
ją
her
wesele
wedding reception
cały
whole, entire
noga
leg, foot
boleć
to hurt, to ache
skoro
seeing that, since (a reason taken as given)
przetańczyć
to dance through
Questions & Answers about Skoro ona przetańczyła całe wesele, rano bolały ją nogi.
How does the prefix prze- change the verb in przetańczyła?
It turns the imperfective verb tańczyć (to dance) into the perfective przetańczyć (to spend time dancing). In this lesson's context, it emphasizes that the action of dancing completely filled the specified time period from start to finish.
Why is całe wesele in the accusative case here instead of being preceded by a time preposition like przez?
When you use a verb with the duration-focused prze- prefix, the time period you spent doing the action becomes the direct object. Therefore, całe wesele takes the accusative case naturally, with no preposition needed.
Could I use odkąd instead of skoro to say 'since' in this sentence?
No, because odkąd is strictly for elapsed time, meaning 'from the time when'. Here, 'since' means 'given that' or 'seeing as', which translates to skoro. You could also use ponieważ (because), but skoro is perfect for drawing a logical conclusion from a stated fact.
Why does the Polish sentence say bolały ją nogi instead of jej nogi bolały?
When talking about body parts hurting, Polish typically avoids possessive pronouns like jej (her). Instead, the body part acts as the subject doing the action (nogi), and the person experiencing the pain is the direct object in the accusative case (ją). Literally, it translates to 'legs were hurting her'.
Why is the verb form bolały used in the second half?
The grammatical subject of that clause is nogi (legs). Since nogi is plural and falls into the non-masculine-personal category, the past tense verb must take the matching plural ending, resulting in bolały.
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