Word
Dlaczego ceny w tym sklepie są aż tak wygórowane?
Meaning
Why are the prices in this shop so exorbitant?
Part of speech
sentence
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Breakdown of Dlaczego ceny w tym sklepie są aż tak wygórowane?
być
to be
ten
this (m)
w
in / on (a day)
sklep
shop
Questions & Answers about Dlaczego ceny w tym sklepie są aż tak wygórowane?
The lesson is about using aż with numbers, but here we have aż tak. How does that work?
While aż often precedes numbers to mean "as many as", it frequently pairs with tak (so) or taki (such) to emphasize intensity or degree. Here, aż tak wygórowane means "SO very exorbitant" or "that exorbitant", expressing shock at the extreme degree rather than a specific numerical quantity.
Could we drop tak and just say są aż wygórowane?
No, that sounds unnatural in Polish. When emphasizing adjectives, aż cannot stand alone directly before the adjective. It needs a degree word like tak (so) or an adjectival pronoun like takie (such) to bridge the gap, forming phrases like aż tak wygórowane (so very exorbitant).
The word wygórowane looks quite complex. Is there a familiar root word hiding in there?
Yes! It comes from the noun góra (mountain) and the related phrase w górę (upwards). Think of wygórowane as prices that have been pushed "up the mountain" or inflated far beyond normal limits. It is a perfect adjective for describing things that are excessive, steep, or unreasonable.
Why does wygórowane end in -e here?