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Ta prawniczka jest tak skuteczna, że wygrywa każdą sprawę.

Ta prawniczka jest tak skuteczna, że wygrywa każdą sprawę.
This lawyer is so effective that she wins every case.
From Lesson 445:Feminine professional titles (-ka)·Polish

Questions & Answers about Ta prawniczka jest tak skuteczna, że wygrywa każdą sprawę.

How do we form prawniczka from the masculine prawnik?
To form the feminine version of professions ending in -ik or -yk, we add the suffix -ka. However, to make it easier to pronounce, the final k in the masculine form changes to cz. Therefore, prawnik plus -ka becomes prawniczka.
Why is tak used here instead of taka before the feminine adjective skuteczna?
We use the adverb tak (so) because it directly modifies the adjective skuteczna. If we wanted to say 'She is such an effective lawyer', we would use the adjective taka (such) because it would modify the noun phrase: Ona jest taką skuteczną prawniczką.
The word sprawa usually means 'matter' or 'affair'. Is it the standard word for a legal case?
Yes! While sprawa is a very common word for a general matter, issue, or errand, in a legal context it specifically translates to a court case or lawsuit. It pairs naturally with verbs like wygrywać (to win) or przegrywać (to lose).
Why does this sentence use the imperfective verb wygrywa instead of the perfective wygra?
The imperfective wygrywa is used here to show a repeated, habitual action. Because the sentence states she wins every case (każdą sprawę), it describes her ongoing success rather than the one-time completion of a single event.

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