Word
Его предубеждение делает его предвзятым.
Meaning
His prejudice makes him biased.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Его предубеждение делает его предвзятым.
делать
to do
его
him / it (acc)
предубеждение
prejudice
предвзятый
biased
Questions & Answers about Его предубеждение делает его предвзятым.
Why is предвзятым in the instrumental case?
The verb делать (to make) takes the instrumental case when expressing the state or condition that someone is caused to be in. Here, the structure is делать + direct object in accusative (его) + resulting state in instrumental (предвзятым).
How can I use this lesson's target phrase по отношению к to say he is biased 'towards' or 'against' someone?
You can add по отношению к (in relation to / towards) right after the adjective, followed by the dative case. For example: Его предубеждение делает его предвзятым по отношению к конкурентам (His prejudice makes him biased against competitors).
Does Russian distinguish between being biased 'against' someone and biased 'towards' them?
Not through the preposition. По отношению к simply means 'in relation to' or 'towards'. The negative meaning of 'against' comes entirely from the negative context of the word предвзятый (biased).
What is the root connection between предубеждение and предвзятым?
Both use the prefix пред- (pre- / before). Предубеждение literally means a 'pre-conviction' (from убеждение, conviction), meaning prejudice. Предвзятый comes from the concept of a view 'taken beforehand' (from взять, to take), meaning biased.