Możesz ukryć żeton.

You can hide the token.

Breakdown of Możesz ukryć żeton.

• móc: can
• żeton: the game token
• ukryć: to hide; conceal something

Questions & Answers about Możesz ukryć żeton.

Why is there no word for you in this sentence?

In Polish, the subject pronoun is often omitted because the verb already shows who the subject is.

Here, możesz means you can and already tells us the subject is you singular.

So:

• Możesz ukryć żeton. = You can hide the token.
• Ty możesz ukryć żeton. also works, but ty is usually added only for emphasis, contrast, or clarity.

For example, Ty możesz ukryć żeton, nie ja means You can hide the token, not me.

What form is możesz?

Możesz is the 2nd person singular form of the verb móc, which means to be able to / can.

A few forms of móc:

• mogę = I can
• możesz = you can
• może = he/she/it can
• możemy = we can
• możecie = you all can
• mogą = they can

So możesz is used when speaking to one person informally.

Why is the second verb ukryć and not a conjugated form?

After móc (can / to be able to), Polish normally uses the other verb in the infinitive.

So the pattern is:

• możesz + infinitive

In this sentence:

• możesz = you can
• ukryć = to hide

This is similar to English you can hide.