Co za kłamca! Okazał się pośmiewiskiem przed całą firmą.

Questions & Answers about Co za kłamca! Okazał się pośmiewiskiem przed całą firmą.

Why does okazał się require pośmiewiskiem to take the Instrumental case?
The verb okazać się (to turn out to be) describes a realized state or outcome. Just like stać się (to become), when it links a subject to a noun that defines what they turned out to be, that noun must take the Instrumental case.
Why is kłamca in the Nominative case rather than Instrumental?
The phrase co za (what a) is a fixed exclamation that is always followed by a noun in the Nominative case, regardless of the rest of the sentence structure.
What case is całą firmą in, and why?
It is in the Instrumental case. The preposition przed (in front of) requires the Instrumental case when it is used to describe a static location or setting, as it does here.
What is the base form and gender of pośmiewiskiem?
The base form is pośmiewisko (laughing stock), which is a neuter noun. The -em ending is the standard Instrumental suffix for neuter nouns ending in -o.

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