Breakdown of To jest dobra strategia dla dwóch nowych graczy.
to
this
być
to be
nowy
new
dobry
good
dwa
two
dla
for
gracz
the player
strategia
the strategy
Questions & Answers about To jest dobra strategia dla dwóch nowych graczy.
Why does the sentence use dwóch instead of dwa?
The preposition dla (for) always requires the Genitive case. While dwa is the basic Nominative form for the number two, its Genitive form is dwóch. This is a great oblique form to memorize, as dwóch is also used for the Locative case.
I sometimes see dwu used for the number two. Could we use it here instead of dwóch?
Yes, dla dwu nowych graczy is grammatically correct. The word dwu is an alternative form for both the Genitive and Locative cases of the number two, but dwóch is much more popular and sounds more natural in everyday modern Polish.
Is the phrase nowych graczy in the Genitive plural because of the number two?
No, it is entirely because of the preposition dla, which forces the Genitive case. While numbers 5 and above always force the following noun into the Genitive case, the small numbers 2, 3, and 4 simply decline to match the case of the noun. Because the preposition requires the Genitive, both the number (dwóch) and the noun phrase (nowych graczy) take the Genitive.
Why is the Genitive plural of gracz formed as graczy and not graczów?
The noun gracz (player) ends in the soft consonant -cz. Masculine nouns ending in soft or hardened consonants usually take the -y or -i ending in the Genitive plural, rather than the standard -ów ending.
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