Word
Każdy utalentowany pracownik ma nie tylko pasję, ale i kompetencje.
Meaning
Every talented employee has not only passion, but also competence.
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Breakdown of Każdy utalentowany pracownik ma nie tylko pasję, ale i kompetencje.
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to have
nie
no / not
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but
Questions & Answers about Każdy utalentowany pracownik ma nie tylko pasję, ale i kompetencje.
The phrase ale i means "but also" here. Can I use ale także or ale też instead?
Why is nie tylko placed right before pasję and not earlier in the sentence?
Correlative conjunctions like nie tylko ..., ale i ... need to be placed directly before the parallel elements they are connecting. Because this sentence links the two nouns pasję and kompetencje, the conjunctions sit right next to them. If you placed nie tylko earlier (for example, before the verb ma), you would need to introduce a parallel verb in the second half of the sentence.
Why is kompetencje in the plural, when the English translation says "competence" in the singular?
In Polish business and professional contexts, kompetencje (the plural of kompetencja) is almost always used to refer to a person's skillset, qualifications, or abilities. While English often uses "competence" as an uncountable singular noun, Polish treats these as individual, countable skills that an employee possesses. Note that both pasję and kompetencje are in the accusative case here because they are the direct objects of the verb ma.
Could I use instead of ?