Breakdown of Dyplomacie zależy na dialogu.
zależeć na
to care about
dyplomata
the diplomat
dialog
the dialogue
Questions & Answers about Dyplomacie zależy na dialogu.
Why is the verb zależy in the third-person singular if the diplomat is the one who cares?
In Polish, the verb zależeć is used impersonally to express caring about or prioritizing something. Instead of saying 'The diplomat cares', Polish phrasing is closer to 'It matters to the diplomat'. Because 'it' is the grammatical subject, the verb stays in the third-person singular (zależy), and the person who cares takes the Dative case.
Why is the word for diplomat dyplomacie here? Isn't dyplomata a masculine noun?
Yes, dyplomata is a masculine personal noun. However, because its dictionary form ends in -a, it borrows its singular endings from the feminine declension. Since this sentence requires the Dative case for the person who cares, the -ta ending changes to -cie, just like the feminine word kobieta becomes kobiecie.
Why does dialog become dialogu instead of taking an -e ending in the Locative case?
The phrase zależeć na is always followed by the Locative case to show what is being cared about. While many masculine nouns take an -e ending in the Locative, nouns ending in certain hard consonants like -g, -k, or -ch almost always take -u instead. This prevents awkward spelling and pronunciation changes, so dialog smoothly becomes dialogu.
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