Word
Usiądźcie przy stole i spróbujcie zupy, zanim będzie zimna.
Meaning
Sit down at the table and try the soup before it gets cold.
Part of speech
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Breakdown of Usiądźcie przy stole i spróbujcie zupy, zanim będzie zimna.
być
to be
i
and
stół
the table
zimny
cold
Questions & Answers about Usiądźcie przy stole i spróbujcie zupy, zanim będzie zimna.
Why are usiądźcie and spróbujcie both imperative forms?
Because the sentence is giving instructions or an invitation: sit down and try the soup.
- usiądźcie = sit down (addressed to more than one person)
- spróbujcie = try / taste (also addressed to more than one person)
The ending -cie is the key sign that this is the 2nd person plural imperative, used when speaking to you all.
Why does Polish use usiądźcie instead of a form meaning just sit?
Usiądźcie comes from usiąść, which is a perfective verb. Here it means take a seat / sit down, focusing on completing the action.
That is different from an imperfective idea like siadajcie, which would suggest something more like:
- be sitting down
- sit down repeatedly
- or sometimes a softer, ongoing instruction depending on context
In this sentence, usiądźcie sounds natural because the speaker wants the action completed first: sit down at the table.
What case is used after przy in przy stole?