Breakdown of Ten laptop ma świetny wygląd, natomiast jego jakość jest zła.
być
to be
mieć
to have
ten
this (m)
zły
bad
świetny
great
jego
his, its
laptop
laptop
wygląd
appearance
natomiast
whereas, by contrast
jakość
quality
Questions & Answers about Ten laptop ma świetny wygląd, natomiast jego jakość jest zła.
Why is natomiast used here instead of ale?
Natomiast translates closely to "whereas" or "on the other hand". While ale simply means "but", natomiast is specifically used to contrast two different subjects or their features—in this case, comparing the laptop's design against its quality. It is also slightly more formal and precise than ale.
Since a laptop is masculine, why is the adjective at the end feminine (zła)?
If jakość is feminine, why do we use the masculine/neuter pronoun jego (its)?
For third-person possessives like jego (his/its) or jej (her), the pronoun matches the gender of the owner, not the object being owned. Because the owner is the masculine laptop, we use jego. The feminine gender of jakość doesn't change this.
What case is świetny wygląd in this sentence?
It is in the accusative case because it is the direct object of the verb ma (has). It might look like the basic nominative case because for masculine inanimate nouns like wygląd (appearance/design), the accusative form is identical to the nominative.
Do I always need a comma before natomiast?
Yes. Polish punctuation rules require you to place a comma before contrasting conjunctions like natomiast, jednak, and ale when they connect two clauses.
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