Translation with a Word Order and Case Question

Hey all,

My question is this:

How do I say:

(1) "He spends many sleepless nights trying to compose a symphony that may fully describe the scene at the beach"

and

(2) "He spends many nights sleepless trying to compose a symphony that may fully describe the scene at the beach."

In example (1), 'sleepless' refers to the nights; while in example (2) 'sleepless' refers more to the subject ['he']. How does the word order and cases in Polish change between the two?

Thanks,

Jason

1. On spędza wiele bezsennych nocy prubując skomponować symfonię, która w pelni opisze scenę na plaży.

2. On spędza wiele nocy bezsennie prubując...

This is not correct as I am not even sure that grammatically we say 'he spends many nights sleepless' in English and also, as far as I know, there is no such word in Polish as 'prubuje' but there is a word 'probka' and a verb probowac which comes from this noun.

shame on me: it s/b próbuje from próbować (try, attempt) ...well,well M., your polish is still good, practicing it everyday does wonders, I guess... :)

Just like my meet and meat earlier on, I suppose?

(2) "He spends many nights sleepless trying to compose a symphony that may fully describe the scene at the beach."

I'd simply say: Często nie śpi [w nocy] próbując ....

(which literally means: He's often not sleeping at night trying ...)

I have already explained to you that it should read 'he spends many sleepless nights'-there is no alternative here in English grammar.

Well, Michaś...I can spend many sleepless nights thinking what kind of lemon you are or I can spend many nights, sleepless, thinking: "I don't really give a darn" :)

Do you mean by that 'wszysko mi jedno' in Polish?


That is a shame, I always thought that you thought about me 'innaczej'.

Don't you mean 'jest mi wszystko jedno'.
I'm not sure but what you wrote doesn't sound right to me.

both are OK, Michal's version is shorter (without the verb, but it has the same meaning, it's just a little more colloquial)