Breakdown of Odkąd schudłem, nie kupuję już tyle jedzenia.
nie
no / not
kupować
to buy
już
already / anymore (with negation)
tyle
so much, so many (+ Genitive)
jedzenie
food
odkąd
since
schudnąć
to lose weight
Questions & Answers about Odkąd schudłem, nie kupuję już tyle jedzenia.
How do the tenses work with odkąd in this sentence?
The tenses depend on the meaning you want to convey. Here, schudłem is in the past tense because the weight loss is a completed event. The second half uses the present tense (kupuję) to describe a current habit that started as a result of that past event.
Why is schudłem used instead of the imperfective form chudłem?
Schudłem is perfective, meaning the action is completely finished and the result is achieved. If you used the imperfective chudłem, it would mean 'Since I was in the process of losing weight,' which doesn't fit the context of a completed lifestyle change.
How does już mean 'no longer' here? Doesn't it usually mean 'already'?
By itself, już usually means 'already.' However, whenever you pair it with a negative verb, as in nie kupuję już, the entire phrase translates to 'not anymore' or 'no longer.'
Why is the word for food in the genitive case (jedzenia) instead of the nominative (jedzenie)?
Quantifying words that express an amount, like tyle (so much / so many), dużo (a lot), or mało (a little), always require the noun that follows them to be in the genitive case.
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