Topic: Polish

"Every person has flaws."

Translation:Każdy człowiek ma wady.

June 15, 2016

10 Comments

https://www.duolingo.com/Modric853

    Surely in this sense - "every person" is plural (maja) and not singular (ma)?

    June 15, 2016
    https://www.duolingo.com/Jellei
    Mod

      Grammatically, it's singular. "Każdy" is singular", "człowiek" is singular, and so is the English "person", after all.

      June 15, 2016
      https://www.duolingo.com/Modric853

        A person would be singular but by defenision every person Must be plural surely- but I am sure you are correct in this context. Just call me confused

        June 15, 2016
        https://www.duolingo.com/Jellei
        Mod

          Hi Confused! Well, I'd say that in such a sentence, you treat every single person as an individual. Luka Modrić has flaws. Barack Obama has flaws. Tiger Woods has flaws. Chuck Norris... okay, wrong example. Robert De Niro has flaws. Everyone has flaws. And that's why it's singular.

          June 15, 2016
          https://www.duolingo.com/Jack.Elliot

            .

            everybody has flaws

            each person has a flaw

            .

            June 15, 2016
            https://www.duolingo.com/JerryMcCarthy99
            • 7

            "Every person has..." but "All persons have..."

            January 16, 2017
            https://www.duolingo.com/Modric853

              great answer Jellei (apart from Luka Modric of course :))

              June 16, 2016
              https://www.duolingo.com/zagadka314

                Chuck Norris is very flawed. He is a prejudice radical.

                August 30, 2016
                https://www.duolingo.com/Darth_Elven
                • 588

                Kazda persona ma wady? Is the word "Persona" not acceptable for Polish?

                May 8, 2017
                https://www.duolingo.com/Jellei
                Mod

                  It's old-fashioned/pathetic. Would sound very weird in almost every 'normal' context.

                  May 9, 2017
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