Breakdown of Oni doskonale zadbali o wszystko, mamy świetny katering i przekąski.
i
and
mieć
to have
oni
they (masculine personal)
świetny
great
wszystko
everything
doskonale
perfectly
katering
catering
zadbać o
to take care of
przekąska
snack
Questions & Answers about Oni doskonale zadbali o wszystko, mamy świetny katering i przekąski.
Why is it o wszystko? What case is wszystko here?
The verb zadbać (to take care of) pairs with the preposition o and requires the Accusative case. So, wszystko (everything) is in the Accusative here. Handily, the Accusative form of wszystko is exactly the same as its Nominative dictionary form.
Is zadbali the perfective form of dbać?
Yes, zadbać is the perfective (completed action) equivalent of the imperfective verb dbać (to care for or look after). Because they successfully finished organizing the catering, the sentence uses the perfective past tense zadbali.
What case are katering and przekąski in?
They are in the Accusative case because they are the direct objects of the verb mamy (we have). They look just like their dictionary forms because the Accusative is identical to the Nominative for masculine inanimate nouns like katering and non-masculine-personal plurals like przekąski.
Why is it doskonale zadbali instead of zadbali doskonale?
While Polish word order is flexible, adverbs like doskonale (perfectly) very often go right before the verb they describe. You could say zadbali doskonale, but putting the adverb first sounds more natural and emphasizes how well the task was done.
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