Questions & Answers about Schowaj proszę telefon do torby.
What form is schowaj?
Schowaj is the imperative form, used to tell someone to do something: hide / put away / tuck away.
It comes from the verb schować, which is a perfective verb. Perfective verbs usually focus on a completed action, so schowaj suggests:
- do it now
- do it once
- make sure the phone ends up put away
So this is not just a general instruction like be putting it away. It is more like Put the phone away.
Why is it schowaj, not something with ty?
In Polish, subject pronouns are often left out because the verb form already shows who is meant.
- schowaj = you (singular, informal), put away / hide
So ty is unnecessary here.
You could say Ty schowaj telefon do torby, but that would sound more marked, often with extra emphasis, like You put the phone in the bag.
Why is proszę in the middle of the sentence?