Questions & Answers about Ola chce zobaczyć nowy film.
How is the verb chce formed and what does it mean?
Chce is the 3rd person singular present tense of the verb chcieć (to want). The full present-tense conjugation is:
- ja chcę
- ty chcesz
- on/ona chce
- my chcemy
- wy chcecie
- oni/one chcą
So Ola chce… literally means “Ola wants…”.
Why is zobaczyć in the infinitive form after chce?
Some Polish verbs (like chcieć, móc, musieć) are followed by a second verb in the infinitive. In English we say “want to see”; in Polish you say chce zobaczyć (“wants to see”), keeping zobaczyć in its base infinitive form.
What’s the difference between zobaczyć, obejrzeć and widzieć when talking about films?
– zobaczyć: perfective “to see” or “to catch sight of” (view the film to completion)
– obejrzeć: perfective “to watch” (emphasizes the act of watching from start to finish)
– widzieć: imperfective “to see” (general ability, e.g. “I see him every day”)
When you say Ola chce zobaczyć nowy film, you focus on the completed action of seeing it. Colloquially you could also say obejrzeć film to stress “watching” it thoroughly.