Breakdown of Roślina poradzi sobie bez nawozu.
bez
without
roślina
the plant
nawóz
the fertiliser
poradzić sobie
to manage; cope
Questions & Answers about Roślina poradzi sobie bez nawozu.
What does poradzi sobie mean as a unit?
It means will manage, will cope, or will do fine.
The key thing is that poradzić sobie is a fixed expression. You should learn it as one unit, not as just poradzić plus a random extra word.
- radzić / poradzić on its own can relate to advising
- radzić sobie / poradzić sobie means to cope, to manage
So in this sentence, poradzi sobie does not mean will advise herself/itself. It means will manage.
Why is there sobie in the sentence?
In radzić sobie / poradzić sobie, sobie is part of the expression.
It is historically the dative form of self/oneself, but in modern Polish, in this phrase, learners should mostly treat it as part of the verb pattern:
- radzić sobie = to cope / to manage
- poradzić sobie = to manage successfully / to cope
You usually cannot just remove sobie and keep the same meaning.
Compare:
- Roślina poradzi sobie. = The plant will manage.
- On poradzi komuś. = He will advise someone.
This is a different verb meaning.