Breakdown of Z powodu troski o zdrowie przestał palić.
o
at (time)
przestać
to stop
zdrowie
the health
z powodu
due to
palić
to smoke
troska
care
Questions & Answers about Z powodu troski o zdrowie przestał palić.
The translation says "concern for", but the Polish uses o. What case does troska trigger here?
The abstract noun troska (concern) requires the preposition o followed by the accusative case, just like the verb it comes from, troszczyć się (to care about). So, zdrowie here is in the accusative case.
Why is the word for concern in the form troski instead of troska?
It is in the genitive case because it follows z powodu (because of). The phrase z powodu acts as a compound preposition that always requires the genitive case.
Why must we use the imperfective verb palić instead of a perfective equivalent like zapalić?
After verbs that describe the start, continuation, or end of an action—often called phasal verbs, like przestać (to stop) or zacząć (to start)—you must always use an imperfective infinitive. You are stopping the ongoing habit or process of smoking.
The English translation says "his health", but there is no word for "his" in the Polish sentence. Why is that?
Polish naturally drops possessive pronouns when the context makes it obvious. Since he is the one who stopped smoking, it is assumed the concern is for his own health. You could explicitly say o swoje zdrowie, but omitting the pronoun sounds much more natural.
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