Breakdown of Mechanik robi przegląd i wymienia olej raz w roku.
i
and
robić
to make, to do
w
in / on (a day)
rok
year
raz
time, once
mechanik
mechanic
przegląd
inspection
wymieniać
to replace
olej
oil
Questions & Answers about Mechanik robi przegląd i wymienia olej raz w roku.
How does the phrase raz w roku work, and what case is roku?
To express how often something happens, we use raz w (once in) followed by a time unit. Here, roku is the Locative case form of rok (year). So, raz w roku literally means 'once in a year'.
Why don't the words przegląd and olej change their endings since they are the objects of the verbs?
They actually are in the Accusative case, which we use for direct objects. However, because przegląd (inspection) and olej (oil) are masculine inanimate nouns, their Accusative forms look exactly the same as their basic dictionary forms.
Does the verb wymieniać specifically mean 'to replace' just for mechanics and cars?
The verb wymieniać generally means 'to exchange' or 'to replace'. It works perfectly here for replacing oil, but you will also use it in everyday situations like exchanging currency (wymieniać pieniądze) or swapping a broken item for a new one at a store.
If the mechanic did this twice a year, would the phrase w roku change?
No, the time frame w roku stays exactly the same. You only change the frequency word at the beginning to say dwa razy w roku (twice a year), trzy razy w roku (three times a year), and so on.
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