Breakdown of Pomimo niezadowolenia klienta skarga została odrzucona.
klient
client
pomimo
despite
odrzucić
to reject
zostać
to be (passive auxiliary)
Questions & Answers about Pomimo niezadowolenia klienta skarga została odrzucona.
How does this sentence show the syntactic reduction we are learning about?
Instead of using a full subordinate clause with a verb, like Mimo że klient był niezadowolony (Even though the client was dissatisfied), this formal sentence condenses the idea into a noun phrase: Pomimo niezadowolenia klienta (Despite the client's dissatisfaction). The abstract noun niezadowolenie allows us to skip the conjunction że and the verb entirely.
Why are both niezadowolenia and klienta in the genitive case?
They are genitive for two different reasons. The preposition pomimo strictly requires the genitive case, turning the nominative niezadowolenie into niezadowolenia. Then, klienta is in the genitive to show possession, literally translating to the dissatisfaction of the client.
Could I just use mimo instead of pomimo?
Yes, mimo and pomimo are interchangeable and both take the genitive case. Pomimo is just slightly more formal and emphatic, which perfectly matches the bureaucratic tone of an official complaint being rejected.
Why is the passive voice formed with została rather than była?