Zmęczona koleżanka proponuje odpoczynek, a my powinniśmy ją posłuchać.

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Breakdown of Zmęczona koleżanka proponuje odpoczynek, a my powinniśmy ją posłuchać.

• my: we
• ją: her
• powinien: should

Questions & Answers about Zmęczona koleżanka proponuje odpoczynek, a my powinniśmy ją posłuchać.

Why are there no articles like a or the before nouns in Polish?

Polish does not have definite or indefinite articles. Whether a noun is specific or general is inferred from context, word order, adjectives, or demonstratives (e.g. ta zmęczona koleżanka would mean that tired friend).

How does the adjective zmęczona agree with koleżanka, and why is it placed before the noun?

Adjectives in Polish typically precede the noun. They must agree in gender, number, and case. Here:
• Gender: feminine (–a ending)
• Number: singular
• Case: nominative (subject of the clause)

What case is odpoczynek in, and why doesn’t its form change?

Odpoczynek is the accusative singular object of proponować (to suggest something). For most masculine inanimate nouns ending in a consonant, the accusative is identical to the nominative (no ending change).

What role does the conjunction a play in this sentence?

The conjunction a links two clauses with a sense of and or mild contrast (and yet/but). Here it marks:
“She suggests a rest, and we ought to listen.”

Why is the subject pronoun my included when Polish verbs already show the subject person and number?