Word
Kierowca objechał blokadę samochodem.
Meaning
The driver bypassed the blockade by car.
Part of speech
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Breakdown of Kierowca objechał blokadę samochodem.
samochód
car
kierowca
driver
blokada
blockade
objechać
to drive around
Questions & Answers about Kierowca objechał blokadę samochodem.
Why does objechał take the Accusative case (blokadę) here instead of using a preposition?
Verbs of motion with the prefix ob- or obe- (meaning to go around or bypass) take a direct object in the Accusative case. You don't need a preposition like dookoła (around) because the "around" meaning is already built into the verb's prefix.
Is objechał perfective or imperfective, and what is its base verb?
It is perfective, meaning the action of bypassing was successfully completed. The base verb is the determinate motion verb jechać (to go by vehicle). Adding the prefix ob- creates the perfective verb objechać (to bypass or drive around).
Why is kierowca paired with the masculine verb form objechał if the noun ends in -a?
Even though kierowca (driver) ends in -a, which is typical for feminine nouns, it is a masculine-personal noun when referring to a male driver. Therefore, it takes the masculine past tense verb objechał. If the driver were female, the noun would stay the same, but the verb would change to objechała.
Why is samochodem in the Instrumental case here?
In Polish, the Instrumental case is used to indicate the tool or means used to perform an action. When you travel "by car", the car is your instrument, so samochód becomes samochodem. Notice that no extra Polish preposition is needed for this!