Możesz odesłać towar za darmo.

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Breakdown of Możesz odesłać towar za darmo.

• za: for
• towar: goods; merchandise
• odesłać: to send back

Questions & Answers about Możesz odesłać towar za darmo.

What does możesz literally mean here?

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

So możesz means:

• you can
• you are able to
• sometimes you may, depending on context

In this sentence, it can suggest either:

• ability/possibility: you can do it
• permission/option: you are allowed to do it

Polish often leaves that distinction to context, just like English you can sometimes does.

Why is odesłać in the infinitive?

Because after możesz (you can), Polish normally uses an infinitive.

So the structure is:

• możesz = you can
• odesłać = send back / return

This is the same kind of pattern as in English:

• You can return it
• You can send it back

Other examples:

• Możesz przyjść. = You can come.
• Możesz zadzwonić. = You can call.

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