Breakdown of Mimo lawiny osiągnęliśmy szczyt góry.
góra
mountain
mimo
despite
osiągnąć
to achieve
szczyt
summit
lawina
avalanche
Questions & Answers about Mimo lawiny osiągnęliśmy szczyt góry.
Why does this sentence use lawiny instead of the dictionary form lawina?
The word mimo (despite) requires the noun following it to be in the Genitive case. Since lawina is a feminine noun ending in -a, its Genitive form ends in -y, making it lawiny.
Is there a difference between starting this sentence with mimo versus pomimo?
No, you can use them completely interchangeably here! Both mimo lawiny and pomimo lawiny mean exactly the same thing and both require the noun to take the Genitive case.
The dictionary form of the verb is osiągnąć (to reach). Why does it change to ę in osiągnęliśmy?
Verbs ending in -ąć change their ą to ę in most past tense forms. Because osiągnęliśmy is the "we" form for a group with at least one male, the vowel changes to ę. If it were a group of only women speaking, it would be osiągnęłyśmy, also keeping the ę. The ą only remains in the masculine singular, like osiągnął (he reached).
Why is the mountain (góra) written as góry here? Is it plural?
It is not plural here! góry is the Genitive singular form of góra. We use the Genitive case here to show a relationship or possession, just like the English word "of". So szczyt góry literally translates to "the summit of the mountain".
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