Breakdown of Twój życiorys jest zarówno krótki, jak i bardzo kreatywny.
być
to be
i
and
bardzo
very
jak
how
twój
your
krótki
short (length, time)
zarówno
both
życiorys
CV
kreatywny
creative
Questions & Answers about Twój życiorys jest zarówno krótki, jak i bardzo kreatywny.
How exactly does the zarówno ... jak i ... structure work here?
It translates to "both ... and ...". You use it to emphasize that two things are equally true. Notice that unlike the standard word for "and" (i), this paired structure always requires a comma before the second half (jak i).
Is the i in jak i strictly necessary?
Yes, for this specific phrase. If you drop the i, the word jak alone usually means "how" or "like", which would completely change the grammatical structure and meaning of the sentence.
Życiorys translates to "CV", but what is its literal meaning?
It literally means "life outline" or "life drawing", from życie (life) and rys (outline/sketch). While życiorys is the traditional Polish word for a resume, you will also often hear Polish people simply say CV (pronounced "ce-fau").
I learned that we use the instrumental case after jest. Why are krótki and kreatywny in the nominative case?
You only use the instrumental case after jest (is) when a noun phrase follows it, such as "It is a short document". When only adjectives follow the verb "to be" to describe the subject, as they do here, they must stay in the nominative case to match the subject (życiorys).
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