Breakdown of Wbrew pozorom warszawianka i krakowianka zapomniały o rywalizacji.
i
and
zapomnieć
to forget
o
about
wbrew
contrary to / against (expectations, will)
pozór
appearance (semblance, guise)
warszawianka
female inhabitant of Warsaw
krakowianka
female inhabitant of Krakow
rywalizacja
rivalry
Questions & Answers about Wbrew pozorom warszawianka i krakowianka zapomniały o rywalizacji.
Why are warszawianka and krakowianka written with lowercase letters?
In Polish, only demonyms for inhabitants of continents, countries, and regions are capitalized (like Polka or Europejka). Demonyms for residents of cities, towns, and villages are always written in lowercase.
How are the female demonyms warszawianka and krakowianka formed from Warszawa and Kraków?
Female demonyms for cities are typically formed using the suffix -anka or -ianka. For Warszawa, we drop the final -a and add -ianka. For Kraków, the root vowel ó shifts back to o (a very common shift in Polish word formation), and we add -ianka. In both cases, the -i- softens the preceding w.
What case is triggered by the word wbrew in the phrase wbrew pozorom?
The preposition wbrew (meaning against or contrary to) always requires the dative case. The word pozorom is the dative plural form of the noun pozór (appearance). The phrase wbrew pozorom is a common set expression meaning contrary to appearances.
Why does zapomniały o take the locative case in o rywalizacji?
When the verb zapomnieć (to forget) is used with the preposition o (to forget about a topic, situation, or person), it requires the locative case. If you were forgetting a direct object entirely, like forgetting a password or your keys, you would drop the o and use the genitive case instead.
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