Word
Zawsze w nas wątpili, chociaż pokonaliśmy problemy.
Meaning
They always doubted us, although we overcame the problems.
Part of speech
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Breakdown of Zawsze w nas wątpili, chociaż pokonaliśmy problemy.
zawsze
always
w
in / on (a day)
nas
us
problem
problem
Questions & Answers about Zawsze w nas wątpili, chociaż pokonaliśmy problemy.
Can I use mimo że instead of chociaż in this sentence?
Yes! Both chociaż and mimo że mean "although" or "even though." They are completely interchangeable here to introduce the surprising fact that we overcame the problems.
Why does the sentence say w nas instead of just nas?
The Polish verb for "to doubt" is wątpić, and it is always used with the preposition w (literally "to doubt in"). This combination requires the accusative case, which is why we use nas, the accusative form of my (we).
Where are the words for "they" and "we" in this sentence?
They are built right into the verbs! The word wątpili has the -ili ending, meaning "they" (for a group with at least one male) in the past tense. The word pokonaliśmy has the -liśmy ending, meaning "we" in the past tense. Polish usually drops the pronouns oni and my because the verb endings make the subjects obvious.
What case is problemy in here?
It is in the accusative case because it is the direct object of the verb pokonaliśmy (we overcame). For non-living masculine nouns like problem, the accusative plural looks exactly the same as the basic dictionary plural form.