Breakdown of Nasze wypieki są chrupiące, z wyjątkiem tego.
być
to be
ten
this (m)
nasz
our
z wyjątkiem
except for
chrupiący
crispy
wypiek
baked good
Questions & Answers about Nasze wypieki są chrupiące, z wyjątkiem tego.
The current lesson teaches compound prepositions like w imieniu. Does z wyjątkiem work the same way?
Yes! Just like w imieniu, the phrase z wyjątkiem (with the exception of) acts as a compound preposition that forces the following word into the Genitive case. That is why the sentence ends with the Genitive pronoun tego.
Why does the word wyjątek change to wyjątkiem inside this phrase?
The phrase literally means "with the exception". The basic preposition z (when meaning "with") requires the Instrumental case, turning wyjątek into wyjątkiem. The entire phrase then acts as a fixed grammatical unit that dictates the Genitive case for the word that comes next.
What exactly does tego refer to, and why use that specific pronoun?
tego refers back to a single baked good (wypiek). Because wypiek is a masculine inanimate noun, the basic word for "this" is ten. The compound preposition z wyjątkiem forces it into the Genitive case, making it tego. In Polish, demonstrative pronouns often stand alone to mean "this one" without needing to repeat the noun.
Could I use oprócz (except) instead of z wyjątkiem here?
Definitely. oprócz tego means the exact same thing and also requires the Genitive case. z wyjątkiem just sounds a little more formal or emphatic, much like choosing "with the exception of" over "except" in English.
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