Breakdown of Poprzez samokształcenie można naczytać się ciekawych książek.
książka
book
ciekawy
interesting
można
one can, it is possible / allowed (+ infinitive)
naczytać się
to read a lot of
poprzez
through
samokształcenie
self-education
Questions & Answers about Poprzez samokształcenie można naczytać się ciekawych książek.
Why use poprzez instead of just przez for 'through'?
While przez can mean 'through' in a physical sense (like walking through a door) or a basic instrumental sense, poprzez is used for more abstract, methodological means. It emphasizes the process or method by which something is achieved, which is perfect for an abstract concept like samokształcenie (self-education).
What case does poprzez require, and did samokształcenie change its form?
The preposition poprzez requires the Accusative case. However, samokształcenie is a neuter noun ending in -e. For neuter nouns, the Accusative form is identical to the Nominative form, which is why it looks like it hasn't changed in this sentence.
What do the na- prefix and się add to the verb czytać?
Adding the prefix na- and the reflexive pronoun się to a verb often creates a meaning of doing something to one's fill, to satiety, or in great quantities. So, while czytać is simply 'to read', naczytać się means 'to read one's fill' or 'to read a whole lot'.
Why is the object ciekawych książek in the Genitive case instead of the Accusative?
Verbs that use the na- + się construction to express accumulating a lot of an action or reaching satiety generally take their objects in the Genitive case. You are reading your fill 'of' interesting books, so the nominative plural ciekawe książki becomes the genitive plural ciekawych książek.
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