Breakdown of Nie lubię tego modelu, jednak jego wygląd jest świetny.
być
to be
nie
no / not
ten
this (m)
lubić
to like
świetny
great
jego
his, its
model
model
jednak
however
wygląd
appearance
Questions & Answers about Nie lubię tego modelu, jednak jego wygląd jest świetny.
Can I place jednak somewhere else in the second part of the sentence?
Yes! While putting jednak at the start of the contrasting clause is very common and sounds perfectly natural, it is quite flexible. You could also say jego wygląd jest jednak świetny or even jego wygląd jednak jest świetny without changing the meaning.
Why do we use tego modelu instead of ten model?
The verb lubić usually takes the accusative case, so if it were positive, you would say lubię ten model. However, whenever a verb that takes the accusative is negated with nie, the object must switch to the genitive case. That is why it becomes nie lubię tego modelu.
Why is jego used for "its" here?
In English, "its" is used for inanimate objects. In Polish, pronouns must match the grammatical gender of the noun they refer to. Since model is a masculine noun, we use the masculine possessive pronoun jego (which can mean his or its) to say "its design".
Wygląd usually means "appearance". Why is it translated as "design" here?
When talking about products, gadgets, or cars, their "appearance" is exactly what we call "design" in everyday English. In Polish, the English loanword design is sometimes used for the broader creative process, but wygląd is the most natural way to talk about how a physical product looks on the outside.
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