Proszę dokładnie wyjaśnić zasady.

Please explain the rules precisely.

Breakdown of Proszę dokładnie wyjaśnić zasady.

• proszę: please
• zasada: the rule
• wyjaśnić: to explain
• dokładnie: precisely

Questions & Answers about Proszę dokładnie wyjaśnić zasady.

Is "proszę" here an imperative? Who is the subject?

• Proszę is the 1st person singular present of prosić (I ask/request). In this construction it functions like English please.
• There is no explicit subject for wyjaśnić; pragmatically it addresses the listener(s). So it’s a polite, impersonal request meaning “Please (would you) explain…,” not a grammatical imperative form of the verb “explain.”

Why is the verb in the infinitive? Could I say an imperative like wyjaśnij?

• Proszę + infinitive (here: proszę wyjaśnić) is a common polite/request formula, frequent in instructions, announcements, classrooms, offices.
• You can use an imperative to a known “you”:
  • Singular informal: Proszę, wyjaśnij zasady.
  • Plural informal: Proszę, wyjaśnijcie zasady.
• The infinitive version is more neutral/formal and less direct than the bare imperative.

What aspect is wyjaśnić, and how would wyjaśniać change the meaning?

• Wyjaśnić is perfective: it asks for a single, completed explanation.
• Wyjaśniać is imperfective: Proszę wyjaśniać zasady would suggest ongoing/repeated explaining (e.g., “please keep explaining the rules”), which is a different request and less likely here.

What case and number is zasady, and why not zasad?

• Zasady is accusative plural (same form as nominative plural) of the feminine noun zasada. Wyjaśnić takes a direct object in the accusative.
• Zasad is genitive plural and appears in other patterns, e.g. with a verbal noun: Proszę o dokładne wyjaśnienie zasad (“I request a thorough explanation of the rules”).

Can I move dokładnie? Does position change the nuance?

• All are correct:
  • Proszę dokładnie wyjaśnić zasady.
  • Proszę wyjaśnić dokładnie zasady.
  • Proszę wyjaśnić zasady dokładnie.
• The differences are subtle. Placing dokładnie earlier typically emphasizes the manner; later can lightly emphasize the object. In normal speech, all three read the same.

How do I say “please explain the rules to me”? Where does “me” go?

• Use the dative clitic mi in second position: Proszę mi dokładnie wyjaśnić zasady.
• You may also hear Proszę wyjaśnić mi zasady, but mi most naturally goes right after the first stressed element (Proszę).
• Mnie is the stressed form (more emphatic) and is less common here.

How do I adjust the sentence for polite/formal address (Pan/Pani/Państwo)?

• You can add the form of address without changing the infinitive:
  • Panie/Pani, proszę dokładnie wyjaśnić zasady.
• Other very polite options:
  • Czy mógłby Pan / Mogłaby Pani dokładnie wyjaśnić zasady?
  • Niech Pan / Niech Pani dokładnie wyjaśni zasady. (3rd person form with niech)

Do I need a comma after Proszę?

• In Proszę
  • infinitive requests, no comma is needed: Proszę dokładnie wyjaśnić zasady.
• A comma appears if Proszę is used as a parenthetic/interjectional element: Proszę, usiąść.

Are there good synonyms for wyjaśnić, and do they change the tone?

• Wytłumaczyć — more colloquial: Proszę dokładnie wytłumaczyć zasady.
• Objaśnić — somewhat formal/bookish: Proszę dokładnie objaśnić zasady.
• All mean “explain,” with slight stylistic differences.

Can I turn this into a noun-based request?

• Yes: Proszę o dokładne wyjaśnienie zasad. This is a bit more official/administrative in tone.

How would I negate it?

• Use nie before the infinitive: Proszę nie wyjaśniać zasad.
• Note that Proszę nie wyjaśniać dokładnie zasad means “Please do not explain the rules in detail,” which flips the meaning.

Any quick pronunciation and stress tips for this sentence?

• Stress the penultimate syllable of each word: PRO-szę, do-KŁAD-nie, wy-JA-śnić, za-SA-dy.
• Key sounds:
  • sz = English “sh”
  • ś / ń = soft/palatal sounds (like “sh” and “ny” in “onion”)
  • ł = English “w”
  • Final ę in proszę is often pronounced like plain “e” in everyday speech.