Breakdown of Pan Kowalski jest dobrym rekruterem, ale nie znam jego profilu zawodowego.
być
to be
pan
sir / Mr.
nie
no / not
dobry
good
Questions & Answers about Pan Kowalski jest dobrym rekruterem, ale nie znam jego profilu zawodowego.
How would this sentence change if we were talking about Mrs. Kowalski?
The surname Kowalski ends in -ski, which means it behaves like an adjective. For a woman, it changes to the feminine form Kowalska. The beginning of the sentence would become: Pani Kowalska jest dobrą rekruterką (notice how the words for good recruiter must also change to their feminine Instrumental forms).
How does the surname Kowalski decline if I want to say "I don't know Mr. Kowalski"?
Surnames ending in -ski or -dzki decline exactly like regular adjectives. Because the verb znać (to know) is negated here, you need the Genitive case. Therefore, "I don't know Mr. Kowalski" becomes Nie znam pana Kowalskiego.
Why do we use dobrym rekruterem instead of dobry rekruter?
When using the verb być (to be) to link a person to a noun describing their profession, relationship, or identity, Polish requires the Instrumental case. That is why the base form dobry rekruter takes the Instrumental endings to become dobrym rekruterem.
Why is "professional profile" translated as profilu zawodowego here?
The verb znać normally takes the Accusative case for its direct object. However, because the verb is negated (nie znam), the object must switch to the Genitive case. So, the Accusative jego profil zawodowy changes to the Genitive form jego profilu zawodowego.