Breakdown of Nasi dyrektorowie współfinansują ten biznes.
ten
this (m)
nasz
our
dyrektor
director
biznes
business
współfinansować
co-finance
Questions & Answers about Nasi dyrektorowie współfinansują ten biznes.
How does the prefix współ- change the meaning of finansują, and can I add it to any verb?
The prefix współ- translates to "co-" or "jointly". Added to finansują (they finance), it creates współfinansują (they co-finance). While it is a very productive prefix, you cannot attach it to just any verb. It is primarily used with formal actions that involve collaboration, such as współpracować (to cooperate) or współtworzyć (to co-create).
Why does the plural noun dyrektorowie use the -owie ending instead of -i or -y?
The -owie suffix is a masculine personal plural ending reserved for family members, titles of high respect, and prestigious professions. You will also see it in words like profesorowie (professors) or ojcowie (fathers). Interestingly, for the word dyrektor, the alternative plural dyrektorzy is also perfectly correct and widely used in standard Polish.
Why is the pronoun for "our" written as nasi rather than nasze?
This is because dyrektorowie is a masculine personal noun. In the nominative plural case, masculine personal nouns require special forms for any adjectives or pronouns attached to them. Consequently, the base word nasz becomes nasi. If the noun were feminine, neuter, or masculine inanimate, you would use nasze instead.
Why does the direct object ten biznes look exactly like it does in its dictionary form?
The phrase ten biznes is indeed in the accusative case here because it is the direct object of the verb współfinansują. However, biznes is a masculine inanimate noun. In Polish grammar, the accusative form of masculine inanimate nouns is always identical to their nominative (dictionary) form.
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