Breakdown of Ten pośrednik zawsze kupuje od producenta.
ten
this (m)
zawsze
always
kupować
to buy
od
from
producent
manufacturer
pośrednik
intermediary
Questions & Answers about Ten pośrednik zawsze kupuje od producenta.
Why do we use od here to say 'from'?
When you buy, borrow, or get something from a person, a manufacturer, or a company (the source), Polish uses the preposition od. You wouldn't use z here, because z usually means 'out of' or 'from' a physical place.
What case is producenta and why does it have an -a ending?
It is in the Genitive case, which is always required by the preposition od. The dictionary form is producent. Since it is a masculine personal noun, it takes the -a ending in the Genitive singular.
Could we use the perfective verb kupi instead of kupuje here?
No, because the word zawsze (always) tells us this is a repeated, ongoing habit. For regular habits, you must use the imperfective aspect, which gives us kupuje (from kupować).
Is there a trick to remembering the word pośrednik (intermediary)?
Look at its root: it comes from the word środek, which means 'middle' or 'center'. A pośrednik is quite literally a 'middleman'.
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