Breakdown of Młody dyrektor jest zarozumiały i myśli tylko o sobie.
być
to be
i
and
młody
young
myśleć
to think
tylko
only
dyrektor
director
siebie
oneself
o
about
zarozumiały
conceited
Questions & Answers about Młody dyrektor jest zarozumiały i myśli tylko o sobie.
Why is sobie used here instead of nim (him)?
sobie is the Locative form of the reflexive pronoun siebie (oneself). Because the subject (the director) is thinking about himself, we must use the reflexive pronoun. If you said myśli o nim, it would mean he is thinking about a completely different man.
Why is zarozumiały in the Nominative case? Doesn't the verb być (to be) require the Instrumental case?
The verb być takes the Instrumental case when the predicate is a noun phrase (for example, On jest młodym dyrektorem - He is a young director). But when the predicate is just a lone adjective, like zarozumiały (conceited) here, it stays in the Nominative case to match the subject.
Does dyrektor translate to "director" in the sense of someone who makes movies?
No, this is a common false friend. A dyrektor is an executive, business manager, or a school principal. A film or theater director is a reżyser.
Since this lesson is about podczas gdy (whereas), how could I use it to contrast this sentence with another clause?
You can use it to link two contrasting statements, but remember that Polish requires a comma before the conjunction. For example: Młody dyrektor jest zarozumiały, podczas gdy stary jest skromny (The young director is conceited, whereas the old one is modest).
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