Breakdown of Muszę też podać swój adres i numer telefonu w liście.
w
in
i
and
też
also
musieć
to have to
podać
to give
swój
my
adres
the address
numer telefonu
the phone number
list
the letter
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Questions & Answers about Muszę też podać swój adres i numer telefonu w liście.
What does Muszę mean and how is it formed?
Muszę is the 1st-person-singular present form of the verb musieć, which means “to have to” or “must.”
- It’s a modal verb expressing necessity.
- It’s followed directly by an infinitive (here podać).
Why is podać used here instead of dawać or podawać?
- As a complement to muszę, you need an infinitive – so podać, dać, podawać are all infinitives, but:
- podać (perfective) means “to provide/hand over once,” so it fits “I have to give my address.”
- podawać (imperfective) would imply a repeated or ongoing action (“I keep having to provide”), which isn’t intended.
- dać is more general (“to give”) and less common for “providing information.”
What is the role of też and can it move in the sentence?
- też means “also” or “too.”
- Here it emphasizes that giving your address and phone number is another required item.
- Word-order flexibility: you could say Też muszę podać… (I also have to…) or Muszę podać też…, but placing też immediately before the element it modifies is most natural.
Why is swój used instead of mój?
- swój is the reflexive possessive pronoun. It refers back to the subject of the clause (here “I”).
- You use swój any time the possessor and the subject are the same.
- Use mój only if the possessor is someone other than the subject or in a subordinate clause.
Why is it numer telefonu and why is telefonu in the genitive?
- numer is the main noun (“number”), telefonu is in the genitive case acting as an attribute: “number of (the) phone.”
- Polish often expresses “X of Y” by putting Y in the genitive after X.
Why do we say w liście and what case is liście?
- w (“in”) requires the locative case.
- liście is the locative singular of list (letter).
- English articles (“the,” “a”) don’t exist in Polish, so you omit them.
What’s the difference between list and lista in Polish?
- list means “letter” (mail). Its plural is listy; locative singular is liście.
- lista means “a list” (enumeration). Its locative singular is also liście, but context tells you which one it is.