Breakdown of Zarówno wykształcenie, jak i doświadczenie są bardzo ważne.
być
to be
i
and
bardzo
very
jak
how
ważny
important
doświadczenie
experience
zarówno
both
wykształcenie
education
Questions & Answers about Zarówno wykształcenie, jak i doświadczenie są bardzo ważne.
Why is there a comma before jak i in this sentence?
In Polish, when you use a paired conjunction like zarówno ... jak i ... (both ... and ...), a comma is strictly required before the second part. This differs from English, where we do not put a comma before 'and' in 'both X and Y'.
Since wykształcenie and doświadczenie are both singular nouns, why is the verb są plural?
Even though each noun is singular on its own, the structure zarówno ... jak i ... joins them together to form a plural subject. Just like in English ('Both education and experience are...'), the verb must take the plural form.
Why is the adjective ważne used here instead of ważni?
The adjective must agree with the combined subject. Both wykształcenie and doświadczenie are neuter singular nouns. Together they form a non-masculine-personal (non-virile) plural subject, which requires the plural adjective ending -e (ważne). You would only use ważni if the subject included at least one male person.
What exactly does the word zarówno mean on its own?
On its own, zarówno means 'equally' or 'alike'. However, it is almost exclusively used in the fixed pair zarówno ... jak i ... to mean 'both ... and ...'. A very literal translation of this sentence's structure would be 'Equally education, as well as experience, are very important.'
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