Word
Kaucja za to mieszkanie sięga aż trzech tysięcy złotych.
Meaning
The deposit for this flat reaches as much as three thousand zlotys.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Kaucja za to mieszkanie sięga aż trzech tysięcy złotych.
to
this
trzy
three
złoty
zloty
mieszkanie
flat, apartment
Questions & Answers about Kaucja za to mieszkanie sięga aż trzech tysięcy złotych.
Why do we use aż here instead of translating 'as much as' literally?
In Polish, the particle aż is the natural way to express shock or emphasis at a high number. While you might be tempted to translate 'as much as' word-for-word, placing aż directly before the number (aż trzech tysięcy) perfectly captures that the amount is surprisingly high.
Why is the amount written as trzech tysięcy złotych rather than trzy tysiące złotych?
The verb sięgać (to reach) requires the genitive case. Because of this, the entire quantity phrase must decline into the genitive, turning the nominative trzy tysiące into trzech tysięcy.
Why is it za to mieszkanie instead of dla tego mieszkania for 'for this flat'?
When talking about financial transactions, such as paying for something or placing a deposit, Polish uses za plus the accusative case. The preposition dla is mostly used for beneficiaries, like buying a gift 'for' someone.
Could I use the verb dochodzić instead of sięgać here?
Both verbs can mean 'reaches' and work well here to describe a high amount. The main difference is grammatical: sięgać takes the genitive case directly, whereas dochodzić requires the preposition do followed by the genitive case (dochodzi aż do trzech tysięcy).