Breakdown of Proszę o uwagę, zaczynamy spotkanie.
spotkanie
the meeting
my
we
prosić o
to ask for
zaczynać
to start
Questions & Answers about Proszę o uwagę, zaczynamy spotkanie.
What does Proszę o uwagę literally mean, and is it idiomatic?
Literally: I ask for attention. Idiomatically it’s the standard polite way to say May I have your attention, please.
Why is it o uwagę? What case is uwagę?
With prosić you use o + accusative. Uwagę is the accusative singular of uwaga (feminine). Note that with other verbs o can take the locative (e.g., mówić o sprawie).
Can I drop o and say Proszę uwagę?
No. After prosić you must use o + accusative to mean “ask for.”
Why not the plural uwagi?
Here you want the abstract mass meaning attention, so singular uwaga. Plural uwagi usually means remarks/comments.
Is Proszę o uwagę formal? What are alternatives?