Breakdown of Na skutek wypadku nie ma poważnych obrażeń.
mieć
to have
nie
no / not
wypadek
accident
poważny
serious
na skutek
due to (as a result of)
obrażenie
injury (wound, physical damage)
Questions & Answers about Na skutek wypadku nie ma poważnych obrażeń.
Why does wypadek become wypadku after na skutek?
The compound preposition na skutek (as a result of / due to) always requires the following noun to be in the Genitive case. Wypadek is an inanimate masculine noun, which frequently takes the -u ending in the Genitive. Notice also that the 'e' in the final syllable drops out (a common pattern known as the 'mobile e' rule) when the ending is added, making it wypadku.
Could I use w wyniku in this sentence instead?
Yes, absolutely. W wyniku and na skutek are highly interchangeable synonyms that both mean 'as a result of' or 'due to'. Since they both require the Genitive case, you could easily swap it to say W wyniku wypadku nie ma poważnych obrażeń.
In English, 'serious injuries' is the subject of the sentence. Why is poważnych obrażeń in the Genitive case here?
This is due to the phrase nie ma (there is/are not). In Polish, expressing the absence or non-existence of something always forces the thing that is missing into the Genitive case, regardless of its role in the English translation.
What is the base dictionary form of obrażeń, and how is this plural form made?
The Nominative singular is obrażenie (injury), which is a neuter noun. Neuter nouns ending in -nie or -cie form their Genitive plural by simply dropping the final -e. This leaves the soft consonant at the end, so obrażenie becomes obrażeń.
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