Breakdown of Cała dokumentacja musi być przygotowana zgodnie z polityką firmy.
być
to be
firma
company
musieć
to have to
przygotować
to prepare
Questions & Answers about Cała dokumentacja musi być przygotowana zgodnie z polityką firmy.
Why is the word "polityka" written as "polityką" in this sentence?
It is in the Instrumental case. The phrase zgodnie z (in accordance with) always requires the noun that follows it to be in the Instrumental case. Because polityka is a feminine noun, its ending changes from -a to -ą.
Why do we use "firmy" at the end instead of an Instrumental adjective like "firmową"?
The word firmy is in the Genitive case, literally meaning "of the company". The preposition zgodnie z only affects the noun directly attached to it (polityką). Since firmy simply describes whose policy it is, it stays in the Genitive case. Saying zgodnie z firmową polityką would also be correct, but using the Genitive is very common here.
Why does "przygotowana" end in "-a"?
It must match the gender of the subject! This sentence uses a passive voice structure (musi być przygotowana meaning "must be prepared"). The passive participle przygotowana acts like an adjective, so it takes the feminine singular ending to agree with the subject, dokumentacja.
Can "cała" translate to both "all" and "the whole"?
Yes. While cała literally means "whole" or "entire", it is the most natural way in Polish to express "all of the documentation" in a context like this. Trying to use a word like wszystka (all) for singular uncountable nouns often sounds awkward to native speakers.