Breakdown of Wbrew zdrowemu rozsądkowi ci ludzie wciąż panikują.
ten
this (m)
ludzie
people
zdrowy
healthy
wciąż
still (not yet ended)
rozsądek
common sense
wbrew
contrary to / against (expectations, will)
panikować
to panic
Questions & Answers about Wbrew zdrowemu rozsądkowi ci ludzie wciąż panikują.
Why do we use the endings -emu and -owi in zdrowemu rozsądkowi?
The preposition wbrew (contrary to / against) requires the Dative case. The base phrase is zdrowy rozsądek (masculine inanimate). In the Dative, the adjective takes the -emu ending and the noun takes the -owi ending, resulting in zdrowemu rozsądkowi.
What is the literal translation of zdrowy rozsądek?
It literally translates to 'healthy reason' or 'healthy judgment', which is the standard Polish idiom for 'common sense'.
Why is the pronoun ci used instead of te before ludzie?
Because ludzie (people) is a masculine personal noun. In the plural, masculine personal nouns must take the demonstrative pronoun ci (these), while all other noun genders take te.
What is the infinitive of panikują and why does it have an -uj- in this form?
The infinitive is panikować (to panic). As a rule, all Polish verbs ending in -ować drop that suffix in the present tense and replace it with -uj- before adding the personal ending (here, -ą for the 'they' form).
Could I use nadal instead of wciąż here?
Yes, both mean 'still' and are interchangeable in this sentence. Wciąż can sometimes emphasize that an action is happening 'continually' or 'all the time', which perfectly fits the ongoing nature of their panic.
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