Breakdown of Jednogłośnie okrzyknęliśmy go najlepszym liderem.
dobry
good
go
him / it
lider
leader
okrzyknąć
to proclaim
jednogłośnie
unanimously
Questions & Answers about Jednogłośnie okrzyknęliśmy go najlepszym liderem.
Why is najlepszym liderem in the Instrumental case here instead of the Accusative?
In Polish, transitive verbs of naming, appointing, or electing (like okrzyknąć - to proclaim, wybrać - to elect, or mianować - to appoint) take a direct object in the Accusative case (here, go) but require the title, role, or description to be in the Instrumental case. You can think of it as proclaiming someone (Accusative) as being something (Instrumental).
Could we use jego instead of go in this sentence?
Not naturally, unless you wanted to heavily emphasize him over someone else (for example: We proclaimed HIM the best leader, not the other candidate). The word go is the unstressed (clitic) form of the Accusative pronoun. Since it isn't carrying any special emphasis here, it naturally tucks into the sentence right after the verb.
What is the infinitive of okrzyknęliśmy, and why does it have an ę in this past tense form instead of an ą?
The infinitive is okrzyknąć. In the past tense of verbs ending in -nąć, the nasal vowel ą shifts to ę in all past tense forms except the masculine singular. Because -liśmy is a plural ending, the ą softens to an ę. If it were a singular masculine subject (he proclaimed), it would keep the ą: okrzyknął.
The word jednogłośnie looks like a compound word. What is it made of?
It is formed from jedno (one) and głos (voice or vote). Literally, it means with one voice, which perfectly matches the English meaning unanimously.
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