Questions & Answers about Smażenie mięsa nie jest zdrowe.
Why does the word for "meat" change to mięsa here instead of taking the accusative case?
Smażenie is a verbal noun (a noun made from a verb). When a verb that normally takes an accusative direct object is turned into a noun, its object switches to the genitive case. Grammatically, it translates closer to "the frying of meat," which is why mięso becomes the genitive mięsa.
Is smażenie treated as a normal noun, and what gender is it?
Does smażenie have a perfective equivalent?
Yes! Verbal nouns keep the aspect of the verb they come from. Smażenie is formed from the imperfective verb smażyć, so it describes the general, ongoing process of frying. If you wanted to talk about the completed result of frying, you would use the perfective equivalent usmażenie.