Word
Lider ufa wszystkim w firmie.
Meaning
The leader trusts everyone in the company.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Lider ufa wszystkim w firmie.
wszyscy
everyone / all (the)
w
in / on (a day)
firma
company
ufać
to trust
Questions & Answers about Lider ufa wszystkim w firmie.
Why is the word for "everyone" in the Dative case (wszystkim) here?
The verb ufać (to trust) always requires its object to be in the Dative case. Since the leader is trusting "everyone" (wszyscy), we have to use its Dative plural form: wszystkim.
Doesn't wszystkim also mean "everything"?
It can, which is a common source of confusion! Wszystkim does double-duty depending on the case. It is the Dative plural form of wszyscy (everyone), which is how it is used in this sentence. However, it is also the Instrumental and Locative singular form of wszystko (everything).
Why does firma change to firmie in this sentence?
The preposition w (in) takes the Locative case when describing a static location, meaning where something happens or exists. This causes the feminine noun firma to soften its final consonant and take an -e ending, becoming w firmie.
What is the perfective form of ufać, and why isn't it used here?
The perfective form is zaufać, which means to put your trust in someone or to trust someone once in a specific situation. In this sentence, the leader has an ongoing, general trust in the employees, so we use the imperfective ufać.