Breakdown of Zrobiłem to ze złości.
to
this
zrobić
to do / to make (someone something)
z
from (+ Genitive)
złość
anger
Questions & Answers about Zrobiłem to ze złości.
Why is the preposition ze used here instead of just z?
ze is just z with an extra vowel to make it easier to pronounce. It is used before words that start with certain consonant clusters, especially those starting with z, s, ż, sz, ź, or ś. Saying z złości would be very difficult, so Polish adds an e to make it ze złości.
What is the dictionary form of złości, and why did it change here?
The dictionary form is złość (anger). It changes to złości because the preposition z or ze requires the Genitive case when it means doing something 'from' or 'out of' a certain emotion.
Since złość doesn't end in an -a, how do we know it is feminine and how do we decline it?
złość is a feminine noun that ends in a consonant. You can often guess these are feminine because many abstract nouns ending in -ość are feminine. To form the Genitive case for feminine nouns ending in a soft consonant like ć, you simply add -i to the end, making it złości.
Would a female speaker say this sentence exactly the same way?
Almost, but the very first word would change. Zrobiłem is the masculine past tense form for 'I did'. A female speaker would need to use the feminine form and say Zrobiłam to ze złości.
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