Breakdown of Według sąsiadów to dobrze, że wprowadzili się państwo Zielińscy.
to
this
państwo
ladies and gentlemen / you (formal plural)
dobrze
well
że
that
sąsiad
neighbor
według
according to
Zieliński
Zieliński
wprowadzić się
to move in
Questions & Answers about Według sąsiadów to dobrze, że wprowadzili się państwo Zielińscy.
Why is the surname written as Zielińscy instead of Zieliński?
When referring to a married couple or a family with an adjective-type surname (ending in -ski or -cki), you use the masculine personal plural form. For Zieliński, that plural form is Zielińscy. It pairs with the title państwo to mean 'the Zieliński family' or 'Mr. and Mrs. Zieliński'.
Why does the verb wprowadzili się use the masculine personal form?
The subject is państwo Zielińscy, which refers to a mixed-gender group. Any group containing at least one male triggers the masculine personal (virile) plural in verbs. Even though the word państwo looks like a neuter singular noun, when used as a title for people it always takes plural masculine personal verbs like wprowadzili.
What case does the word według require?
The preposition według (according to) always takes the genitive case. In this sentence, sąsiadów is the genitive plural form of the noun sąsiad (neighbor).
Why does the sentence say to dobrze, że instead of just dobrze, że?
Adding to before an adverb like dobrze is very common in Polish to introduce an opinion or an impersonal statement. It acts like the 'it' in 'it is good that'. Saying just dobrze, że is also correct and means the exact same thing, but to dobrze, że sounds a bit more complete.
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