Breakdown of Dlaczego oni unikają krótkich spotkań?
oni
they (masculine personal)
dlaczego
why
spotkanie
meeting (n)
unikać
to avoid
krótki
short (length, time)
Questions & Answers about Dlaczego oni unikają krótkich spotkań?
Why are "short meetings" in the Genitive case here instead of the Accusative?
The verb unikać (to avoid) is one of the special Polish verbs that always requires its object to be in the Genitive case, even in an affirmative sentence. This is a common trap for English speakers who expect to use a standard direct object here.
How do we get the Genitive plural adjective krótkich from the dictionary form?
The dictionary form is krótki (short). To make it Genitive plural, adjectives take either the -ych or -ich ending. Because the stem of this word ends in the letter k, Polish spelling rules require us to use the softer -ich ending, resulting in krótkich.
What happens to the noun spotkanie to turn it into spotkań?
The noun spotkanie (meeting) is neuter. To form the Genitive plural for neuter nouns that end in -nie, you drop the -ie and soften the remaining n into an ń. This is called a "zero ending" because no extra letters are added to the end of the word, but the final consonant changes.
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