Word
Burmistrz wydał oświadczenie o zamknięciu tej ulicy.
Meaning
The mayor issued a statement about the closure of this street.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Burmistrz wydał oświadczenie o zamknięciu tej ulicy.
ten
this (m)
ulica
street
o
about
burmistrz
the mayor (m)
Questions & Answers about Burmistrz wydał oświadczenie o zamknięciu tej ulicy.
How would this sentence change if I used the lesson's target phrase w związku z instead of o?
It would change both the meaning and the grammar. ...oświadczenie o zamknięciu... means a statement about the closure itself. If you say ...oświadczenie w związku z zamknięciem..., it means a statement in connection with or due to the closure (for example, an apology for the traffic it caused). Grammatically, o takes the Locative case (zamknięciu), while w związku z requires the Instrumental case (zamknięciem).
What is the base form of zamknięciu and why does it end in -ciu here?
The base form is zamknięcie (closure). It is a verbal noun made from the perfective verb zamknąć (to close). Because it follows the preposition o (meaning "about" here), it must take the Locative case. Neuter nouns ending in -cie regularly change to -ciu in the Locative.
Why is "this street" translated as tej ulicy instead of keeping the Accusative case like in the phrase "to close this street"?
When a verb turns into a verbal noun (like turning "to close" into "the closure"), its direct object shifts from the Accusative to the Genitive case. So, while you "close this street" (zamknąć tę ulicę - Accusative), you talk about "the closure of this street" (zamknięcie tej ulicy - Genitive).