Breakdown of Czy on powinien być rozczarowany wszystkim?
być
to be
on
he / it (m)
czy
[question particle]
wszystko
everything
powinien
should, ought to
rozczarowany
disappointed
Questions & Answers about Czy on powinien być rozczarowany wszystkim?
Why is wszystkim in the Instrumental case here?
In Polish, the adjective rozczarowany (disappointed) requires the thing you are disappointed in to take the Instrumental case. Since the base word is wszystko (everything), it becomes wszystkim.
Why isn't there a word for "with" before wszystkim?
English says "disappointed with something," but Polish handles this connection using just the Instrumental case. Adding a preposition like z (with) before wszystkim would sound like he and "everything" are both disappointed together!
Is wszystkim also the Locative form of wszystko?
Yes, it is! For the pronoun wszystko, the Instrumental and Locative cases share the exact same form: wszystkim. You know it is Instrumental in this sentence because there is no preposition (like o or w), which the Locative case always requires.
How would this sentence change if it was about a woman?
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