Word
Ten student rozwija się coraz bardziej.
Meaning
This student is developing more and more.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Ten student rozwija się coraz bardziej.
ten
this (m)
student
student (m)
coraz
more and more
bardziej
more (to a greater degree)
Questions & Answers about Ten student rozwija się coraz bardziej.
How does the word coraz work to mean 'more and more'?
The particle coraz means increasingly or progressively. In Polish, instead of repeating a comparative word like we do in English, you simply place coraz before a single comparative word. So coraz bardziej literally means increasingly more, which we translate naturally as more and more.
Why do we use bardziej instead of więcej for 'more' in this sentence?
Both can translate to more, but they have different jobs. Więcej is the comparative of dużo (a lot) and is used when talking about quantities of things. Bardziej is the comparative of bardzo (very) and is used to describe the intensity of an action, adjective, or adverb. Since we are describing how intensely the student is developing, we must use bardziej.
Why is the reflexive pronoun się used with rozwija?
The verb rozwijać on its own means to develop or unfold something else, like a company or a piece of paper. By adding się (oneself), it becomes rozwijać się, meaning to develop oneself, to evolve, or to grow. The student is undergoing the development themselves, so we need się here.
Could I place się at the very end of the sentence?