Breakdown of Jedna trzecia ankietowanych czyta gazety codziennie.
czytać
to read
gazeta
newspaper
codziennie
every day
jeden
one
trzeci
third
ankietowany
the respondent
Questions & Answers about Jedna trzecia ankietowanych czyta gazety codziennie.
Why are both parts of the fraction jedna trzecia in the feminine form?
In Polish, fractions are treated as if they are modifying the feminine noun część (part), even though that word is left out of the sentence. This is why we use the feminine cardinal number jedna and the feminine ordinal number trzecia, literally meaning one third part.
In English the translation says one third read, so why does the Polish sentence use the singular verb czyta?
The grammatical subject of the sentence is the fraction jedna trzecia. Because jedna trzecia is singular, the verb must also be in the third-person singular form (czyta), regardless of the plural respondents that follow it.
Why is the word ankietowanych in the genitive case?
When a fraction tells you how much of something there is, the noun or group following it takes the genitive case. Just like in English where we say a third OF the respondents, Polish uses the genitive plural to express that relationship.
What kind of word is ankietowanych?
It is a passive participle coming from the verb ankietować (to survey). Polish frequently takes these adjectives and uses them as nouns to describe groups of people. Here, it functions as a noun meaning the surveyed people or the respondents.
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