Breakdown of Zbudowali ogromny hotel między stacją a bankiem.
a
and / whereas (contrast)
bank
bank
stacja
station
hotel
hotel
między
between
zbudować
to build
ogromny
huge
Questions & Answers about Zbudowali ogromny hotel między stacją a bankiem.
Why do we use a instead of i for 'and' in między stacją a bankiem?
In Polish, the set phrase for 'between X and Y' is always między X a Y. While an English speaker naturally wants to translate 'and' as i, Polish requires a to link the two boundaries in this specific prepositional phrase.
What case is used for stacją a bankiem, and why?
They are in the Instrumental case. The preposition między takes the Instrumental when describing a static location (where something is situated). If it described motion towards a destination (like driving into the space between them), it would take the Accusative case instead.
Hotel is the direct object of the verb zbudowali. Why doesn't it have a distinct Accusative ending?
It is in the Accusative case, but because hotel is a masculine inanimate noun, its Accusative form is identical to its Nominative (dictionary) form. The adjective ogromny follows the exact same rule, which is a great refresher for B2 learners who might expect an -ego ending here.
How would I use the particle aż from this lesson if I wanted to say 'They built as many as three huge hotels'?
You would place aż directly before the quantity you want to emphasize: Zbudowali aż trzy ogromne hotele... This expresses surprise at the unusually high number of hotels built in that space.
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