Breakdown of Ta rdza bardzo zniechęca mnie do tego samochodu.
samochód
car
ten
this (m)
ta
this (f)
bardzo
very
do
to
mnie
me
rdza
rust
zniechęcać
to discourage
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?
It is imperfective (zniechęcać). This is used because the rust is continuously, currently discouraging you from the car—it's an ongoing feeling. The perfective equivalent, describing a single, completed change of heart, would be zniechęcić.
Why is "very much" translated as just bardzo?
In Polish, the adverb bardzo is used on its own to describe the intensity of verbs related to feelings, attitudes, or desires. You don't need to add a word for "much" or "a lot" (like dużo) when modifying verbs like discouraging, liking, or loving.
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