Breakdown of Z powodu ich niezadowolenia umowa o pracę nie została przedłużona.
nie
no / not
praca
work
o
about
umowa
the contract
ich
their (invariable possessive)
przedłużyć
to extend
zostać
to be (passive auxiliary)
z powodu
due to
niezadowolenie
the dissatisfaction
Questions & Answers about Z powodu ich niezadowolenia umowa o pracę nie została przedłużona.
How would we say the first part of this sentence using a że subordinate clause instead of a noun?
You would say something like Z powodu tego, że byli niezadowoleni (Due to the fact that they were dissatisfied) or simply Ponieważ byli niezadowoleni (Because they were dissatisfied). Replacing the clause with the noun niezadowolenia makes the sentence much more formal and concise, which is standard in business Polish.
Why is it niezadowolenia and not the base form niezadowolenie?
The prepositional phrase z powodu (due to / because of) always requires the Genitive case. Since niezadowolenie is a neuter noun ending in -e, its Genitive form drops the -e and takes the -a ending, becoming niezadowolenia.
Why does the phrase umowa o pracę use the preposition o?
In Polish, contracts and official agreements often use o followed by the Accusative case to specify the subject of the contract. Similar to how you ask for something (prosić o), the contract defines what is being agreed upon. Another common business example is umowa o dzieło (contract for specific work).
Why do we use została przedłużona instead of była przedłużona for the passive voice here?
Została is the auxiliary verb used to form the passive voice for perfective (completed) actions. The decision not to extend the contract is treated as a single, finalized event. If we used była, it would sound like an ongoing, incomplete process in the past, which doesn't fit the one-time nature of renewing a contract.
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