Breakdown of Robotnicy zagrodzili przejście ze względu na bezpieczeństwo.
robotnik
worker
bezpieczeństwo
the safety
ze względu na
considering
przejście
passage
zagrodzić
to fence off
Questions & Answers about Robotnicy zagrodzili przejście ze względu na bezpieczeństwo.
How does the prefix za- change the meaning of the base verb in zagrodzili?
The base verb is grodzić, which simply means to build a fence or to enclose. By adding the prefix za-, we get the perfective verb zagrodzić. This perfectly illustrates the blocking function of the za- prefix: it shows that the workers didn't just build a fence, but specifically blocked or closed off the passage by doing so.
Why do we use the form ze względu instead of just z względu?
The preposition z changes to ze to make pronunciation easier when the next word starts with certain difficult consonant clusters. Because względu starts with the heavy cluster wzg-, the extra vowel is required to create a smoother phonetic transition.
What case does the phrase ze względu na require for the word bezpieczeństwo?
The compound preposition ze względu na (due to / out of regard for) always takes the Accusative case for the noun that follows na. Because bezpieczeństwo (safety) is a neuter noun, its Accusative form looks exactly the same as its Nominative dictionary form.
As a quick refresher, why does the verb end in -li (zagrodzili) rather than -ły?
The subject robotnicy (workers) is a masculine personal noun. In Polish, plural past tense verbs must take the -li ending (the virile form) if the group includes at least one man. If the workers were exclusively female, the subject would be robotnice and the verb would take the non-virile ending -ły.
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