Breakdown of Zamiast doświadczenia oczekujemy od ciebie wielu umiejętności.
ty
you (singular)
od
from
zamiast
instead of
doświadczenie
experience
wiele
many, much (+ Genitive)
umiejętność
skill
oczekiwać
to expect (to await, demand)
Questions & Answers about Zamiast doświadczenia oczekujemy od ciebie wielu umiejętności.
Why is 'doświadczenie' written here as 'doświadczenia'?
The preposition zamiast (instead of) always requires the Genitive case. Since doświadczenie (experience) is a neuter noun, its Genitive singular ending is -a.
Does the verb 'oczekiwać' (to expect) take a specific case?
Yes, oczekiwać is a verb that requires its object to be in the Genitive case, rather than the usual Accusative. That is why the phrase for 'many skills' is in the Genitive form: wielu umiejętności.
Why do we use 'od ciebie' to mean 'from you'?
In Polish, when you expect something from someone, you must use the preposition od (from) followed by the Genitive case. The pronoun ty (you) becomes ciebie in the Genitive.
Why does the word for 'many' change to 'wielu' here?
Because the verb oczekiwać demands the Genitive case, the quantifier wiele (many) must also take its Genitive form, which is wielu. It matches the Genitive plural noun umiejętności (skills).
How would this sentence look if I used the lesson's grammar, 'zarówno ... jak i ...'?
If you wanted to say 'we expect both experience and many skills', you would say: oczekujemy od ciebie zarówno doświadczenia, jak i wielu umiejętności. Notice how both nouns stay in the Genitive case because they are objects of the verb oczekiwać.
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