Breakdown of Każdy zegarek w witrynie jest bardzo przeceniony.
być
to be
bardzo
very
w
in / on (a day)
zegarek
watch
każdy
every, each; everyone
przecenić
to discount
witryna
shop window
Questions & Answers about Każdy zegarek w witrynie jest bardzo przeceniony.
How does jest przeceniony demonstrate the stative passive voice?
The stative passive describes a current state that resulted from a past action. By combining the verb jest (is) with the passive participle przeceniony (discounted), we focus on the fact that the watch is currently in a state of being on sale, rather than the action of a shop worker changing the price tag right now.
Where does the word przeceniony come from?
It is the passive participle of the perfective verb przecenić (to mark down or discount). In this sentence, it acts just like an adjective describing zegarek, which is why it takes the masculine singular nominative ending -y.
If I wanted to talk about a feminine object, like a shirt (koszula), how would this sentence change?
You would need to change both the pronoun and the passive participle to their feminine forms so they agree with the noun. The sentence would become: Każda koszula w witrynie jest bardzo przeceniona.
Why do we use w witrynie instead of w witrynę?
The preposition w (in) takes the locative case when describing a static location, meaning where something currently is. Because the watch is just sitting there, the feminine noun witryna changes to its locative form witrynie. You would only use the accusative w witrynę if there was motion into the window.
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