Breakdown of Ta rdza bardzo zniechęca mnie do tego samochodu.
samochód
car
ten
this (m)
ta
this (f)
bardzo
very
Questions & Answers about Ta rdza bardzo zniechęca mnie do tego samochodu.
Why does the Polish sentence use do when the English translation says "from"?
The Polish verb zniechęcać (to discourage) expresses a change in attitude. In Polish, verbs expressing attitudes, feelings, or preparation often connect to their object using the preposition do + the Genitive case. While English says you are discouraged from something, Polish essentially says you are discouraged towards it.
What case is tego samochodu?
It is in the Genitive case, because the preposition do always forces the noun that follows into the Genitive. For the masculine inanimate noun samochód, the Genitive ending is -u, making it samochodu, and the demonstrative pronoun ten (this) changes to tego.
Why do we use mnie here instead of mi?
The verb zniechęcać takes a direct object in the Accusative case, because you are directly acting upon someone. Mnie is the Accusative form of ja (I). You only use mi for the Dative case, which is for indirect objects (like when you give or say something to me).
Is zniechęca an imperfective or perfective verb?