Breakdown of Ankieter wnikliwie przygląda się kilku nowym tendencjom.
nowy
new
kilka
a few
ankieter
the pollster / the interviewer
wnikliwie
thoroughly / insightfully
przyglądać się
to look closely at / to observe (inspect visually)
tendencja
the tendency / the trend (inclination)
Questions & Answers about Ankieter wnikliwie przygląda się kilku nowym tendencjom.
Why is the phrase kilku nowym tendencjom in the Dative case?
The verb przyglądać się (to look at, to observe) always requires the Dative case. It literally implies giving your gaze or attention to something, so the pollster is giving his attention to kilku nowym tendencjom.
I learned that kilka forces the following noun into the Genitive case (like kilka tendencji). Why doesn't that happen here?
That Genitive rule only applies when the numeral is in the Nominative or Accusative case. In the oblique cases (Dative, Instrumental, and Locative), the numeral stops forcing the Genitive and instead agrees with the noun's case. Since the verb requires the Dative, the numeral, adjective, and noun all simply take their Dative plural forms: kilku nowym tendencjom.
What is the Dative form of kilka? I might have expected kilkom to match the noun ending.
The form of kilka used for the Dative and Locative cases is always kilku. It does not take the typical Dative plural noun ending -om. You use kilku whenever the grammar demands Dative, regardless of the noun's gender.
Could I use patrzy na kilka nowych tendencji instead of przygląda się kilku nowym tendencjom?
Grammatically yes, but the meaning changes slightly. Patrzeć na just means to look at, whereas przyglądać się means to observe closely or to examine. Combined with the adverb wnikliwie (thoroughly or insightfully), przyglądać się is the much better choice for a pollster analyzing trends.
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