Breakdown of Na konto wpłacono inną walutę.
na
on, at / to (motion toward) / for (a meal) / for (waiting for)
inny
other
konto
account
wpłacić
to deposit
Questions & Answers about Na konto wpłacono inną walutę.
What exactly does the ending in wpłacono do here?
The -no suffix creates an impersonal past tense. It means that an action was completed by an unspecified person or group. While it translates smoothly to the English passive voice (was deposited), in Polish it acts more like saying 'someone deposited' without naming the subject.
If the English translation is 'was deposited', why is the currency in the accusative case (inną walutę) instead of the nominative?
Because the Polish -no / -to form is grammatically an active verb, not a true passive voice. Since it implies 'someone deposited a different currency', the currency is the direct object receiving the action. Therefore, the feminine nominative inna waluta must change to the accusative inną walutę.
Is wpłacono a perfective or imperfective verb form?
It is perfective, coming from the verb wpłacić. This means the money was successfully deposited as a single, completed event. If you wanted to say money 'was being deposited' as a repeated or ongoing action, you would use the imperfective form wpłacano (from wpłacać).
Why do we use na with konto here, and what case is it?
When transferring or depositing money, Polish treats the account as a destination, so it uses na (onto) followed by the accusative case to show motion. Because konto is a neuter noun, its accusative form looks exactly the same as its basic nominative dictionary form.