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Questions & Answers about Zarządza wielonarodową firmą.
How exactly is the compound adjective wielonarodową built?
It combines the quantifier wiele (many) and the noun naród (nation) using the connecting vowel -o-, plus the standard adjective suffix -owy. This creates the base form wielonarodowy (multinational). In this sentence, it takes the feminine instrumental ending -ą to agree with firmą.
Why is wielonarodową written as one solid word instead of using a hyphen?
Compound adjectives are written as one unbroken word when they form a single concept where the first part modifies the second (a company of many nations). You only use a hyphen when the two adjective parts carry equal, independent weight, such as słownik polsko-angielski (Polish-English dictionary).
Why is the phrase wielonarodową firmą in the instrumental case instead of the accusative?
The verb zarządzać (to manage or direct) strictly governs the instrumental case. Even though the company is the direct object in the English translation, in Polish grammar you manage with or by means of something, so the nominative firma must become the instrumental firmą.
If she managed the company in the past, would we use the perfective equivalent zarządzić?