Word
W wyniku kolizji kierowca zażądał odszkodowania.
Meaning
As a result of the collision, the driver demanded compensation.
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Breakdown of W wyniku kolizji kierowca zażądał odszkodowania.
kierowca
driver
żądać
to demand
w wyniku
as a result of
kolizja
collision
Questions & Answers about W wyniku kolizji kierowca zażądał odszkodowania.
Why is kolizji in the Genitive case, and could I use na skutek here instead?
kolizji is in the Genitive case because it follows the compound preposition w wyniku (as a result of), which always requires the Genitive. Since na skutek also means 'as a result of' and also takes the Genitive, you could perfectly swap them and say na skutek kolizji without changing the meaning.
I thought feminine nouns ending in -a usually take -y in the Genitive. Why is it kolizji?
kolizja is a word of foreign origin ending in -zja. In Polish, feminine nouns ending in -cja, -sja, and -zja take -ji (or just -i) in the Genitive singular instead of -y. That is why it becomes kolizji.
Why is the word for compensation (odszkodowania) in the Genitive case here? Isn't it the direct object?
It is the direct object, but the verb zażądać (to demand) is one of those specific Polish verbs that force their object to be in the Genitive case rather than the usual Accusative. Other common verbs you know that do this include szukać (to look for) and słuchać (to listen to).
What is the imperfective equivalent of zażądał, and why is the perfective used here?