Breakdown of Narkotyki to duży problem w wielu krajach.
duży
big
w
in / on (a day)
to
is (linking copula)
kraj
country
problem
problem
wiele
many, much (+ Genitive)
narkotyk
drug, narcotic (m)
Questions & Answers about Narkotyki to duży problem w wielu krajach.
Does narkotyki translate to pharmacy drugs too, or just illegal drugs?
It strictly refers to illegal recreational drugs or heavy narcotics. If you want to talk about medicine you buy at a pharmacy, you must use leki or lekarstwa. Mixing these up is a classic false-friend mistake!
Why do we use to duży problem (Nominative) instead of są dużym problemem (Instrumental)?
When you link two nouns using the pronoun to (meaning "is" or "are"), both sides stay in the Nominative case. If you use the actual verb "to be" (są), the following noun phrase must decline into the Instrumental case. Both structures are correct and widely used.
Why is it w wielu krajach and not just w wiele krajach?
The preposition w requires the Locative case when talking about location. The word wiele (many) is a quantifier that must decline to match the case required by the preposition. Its Locative form is wielu, matching the Locative plural noun krajach.
Why is problem singular when narkotyki is plural?
Just like in English, Polish treats the plural concept of drugs as one single, overarching societal issue. Saying narkotyki to duże problemy is grammatically possible but sounds unnatural because it implies many distinct types of problems rather than one collective issue.
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