Z czymś
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What it means
Literally “with something” — used in expressions like “coś jest z czymś nie tak” (something is wrong with something) or “mieć coś z czymś wspólnego” (to have something in common with something). A highly versatile prepositional phrase.
Vocabulary
- z — with (preposition + instrumental)
- czymś — something (instrumental of 'coś')
Grammar note
Preposition 'z' governs the instrumental case. 'Czymś' is the instrumental of the indefinite pronoun 'coś'.
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