Breakdown of Ten operator oferuje tyle samo danych, ile tamten.
ten
this (m)
ile
how many
oferować
to offer
dane
data
tamten
that (one) over there (tamten, tamta, tamto; pl. tamci, tamte)
tyle samo
the same amount
operator
operator
Questions & Answers about Ten operator oferuje tyle samo danych, ile tamten.
Can I use co instead of ile in this sentence?
Yes, you can say tyle samo danych, co tamten. In the structure tyle (samo) ..., ile / co ... (as much/many ... as), ile and co are often interchangeable. ile is strictly quantitative, while co is a bit more colloquial but very common and perfectly natural here.
Why is the word for data (dane) in the form danych?
Because it comes directly after a word denoting quantity (tyle). Just like numbers (five and up) and words like dużo (a lot) or mało (a little), the quantifier tyle requires the noun that follows it to be in the genitive case. Here, it takes the genitive plural.
Is the word dane treated as singular or plural in Polish?
It is always plural. Unlike in English, where 'data' is often treated as an uncountable singular noun, Polish dane is a plural-only word that declines exactly like a plural adjective. For example, in the nominative it is te dane (these data), and in the genitive it becomes tych danych.
Why is tamten in the nominative case at the end of the sentence?
Because it is the subject of the implied second half of the comparison. The full sentence would be Ten operator oferuje tyle samo danych, ile oferuje tamten (This operator offers as much data as that one offers). Since tamten is the one doing the offering in the second clause, it stays in the nominative.
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