Breakdown of Dajemy testowane części inżynierom.
inżynier
engineer
dawać
to give (imperfective)
testować
to test
część
part
Questions & Answers about Dajemy testowane części inżynierom.
How is the participle testowane formed from the verb testować?
It uses the -ny suffix, which is the standard rule for verbs ending in -ać or -ować. We drop the final -ć from testować to get the stem testowa-, then add -ny to make the basic masculine singular adjective testowany (tested). Because it describes plural objects here, it takes the plural non-masculine-personal ending -ne, becoming testowane.
Why is testowane części in the accusative case rather than the genitive?
It is the direct object of an affirmative verb, dajemy (we give). Direct objects of affirmative verbs usually take the accusative case. If the sentence were negative (e.g., We do not give the tested parts), the case would switch to the genitive: Nie dajemy testowanych części.
Is części singular or plural here? The spelling looks like the genitive singular.
It is plural! Część (part) is a feminine noun that ends in a soft consonant. For these types of feminine nouns, the accusative plural looks exactly the same as the genitive singular (ending in -i). You can tell it is plural here because the participle describing it is testowane, which is a plural form.
Why does inżynierom end in -om?
It is in the dative case because the engineers are the recipients or beneficiaries of the action (we are giving the parts to the engineers). The dative case is very regular in the plural: regardless of the noun's gender, it almost always takes the -om ending.
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