Breakdown of Dlaczego senatorowie odrzucili ten projekt?
ten
this (m)
projekt
project
dlaczego
why
odrzucić
to reject
senator
the senator (m)
Questions & Answers about Dlaczego senatorowie odrzucili ten projekt?
Why is the plural of senator formed as senatorowie?
The suffix -owie is used to form the masculine personal (virile) plural for words that denote prestige, authority, or family relations. Since a senator holds a high-ranking title, it takes this special ending rather than the standard -i or -y.
Why does the verb odrzucili end in -li?
In the past tense, plural verbs must agree with the gender of the subject. Because senatorowie is a masculine personal (virile) group, the verb takes the -li ending. If the subject were a group of women or objects, the ending would be -ły.
Is odrzucili an imperfective or perfective verb?
It is the perfective verb odrzucić (to reject), meaning the rejection is a completed, one-time event in the past. If the senators were in the process of rejecting it or did so repeatedly, we would use the imperfective form odrzucali.
Why does ten projekt look like it is in the nominative case when it is the direct object?
It is actually in the accusative case because it is the target of the action. However, for masculine inanimate nouns like projekt, the accusative form is identical to the nominative form.
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