Breakdown of Ten nowy projekt nie wymaga niczego od nikogo.
nie
no / not
ten
this (m)
nowy
new
projekt
project
nic
nothing
od
from
nikt
nobody
wymagać
to require
Questions & Answers about Ten nowy projekt nie wymaga niczego od nikogo.
Why does the Polish sentence use negative words like niczego and nikogo to mean 'anything' and 'anyone'?
Polish uses multiple negation. When the verb is negative (nie wymaga), you must also use negative pronouns like nic (nothing) and nikt (no one). Literally, the sentence translates to 'does not require nothing from nobody'.
Why is the form niczego used here instead of the basic word nic?
The verb wymagać (to require) always forces the thing being required into the Genitive case. The Genitive form of nic is niczego.
Why does the sentence end with nikogo instead of nikt?
The preposition od (from) always requires the word that follows it to be in the Genitive case. The Genitive form of nikt (no one) is nikogo.
Are niczego and nikogo only used for the Genitive case?
No, they do double duty! For these negative pronouns, the Genitive and Accusative cases share the exact same forms. So while they act as Genitive words in this sentence, you will also see niczego and nikogo when a verb requires the Accusative case.
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