Przesuwaj pionek, dopóki nie staniesz na ostatnim polu.

Move the playing piece until you stand on the last space.

Breakdown of Przesuwaj pionek, dopóki nie staniesz na ostatnim polu.

• nie: not
• na: at
• stać: to stand
• dopóki: until

Questions & Answers about Przesuwaj pionek, dopóki nie staniesz na ostatnim polu.

Why is przesuwaj used instead of przesuń?

Przesuwaj is the imperfective imperative of przesuwać. It suggests an action that is ongoing, repeated, or part of a process: keep moving / move repeatedly.

Przesuń is perfective, so it sounds more like make one complete move.

In a sentence like this, Polish often prefers the imperfective imperative because the action continues up to a certain point.

Is przesuwaj addressed to one person or more than one?

It is addressed to one person. It is the 2nd person singular imperative.

If you were speaking to more than one person, you would say przesuwajcie.

Why isn’t ty written?

Because Polish usually leaves subject pronouns out when the verb ending already makes the subject clear.

Here both przesuwaj and staniesz already show that the subject is you. Adding ty would usually give extra emphasis or contrast.

What does pionek mean exactly here?

In game language, pionek means a playing piece, token, or counter.

In chess, it specifically means a pawn, but in many other board games it can refer to a more general game piece.