Word
Szefowa prosi, żebym przesłała plik do nowego folderu.
Meaning
The female boss asks me to send the file to the new folder.
Part of speech
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Breakdown of Szefowa prosi, żebym przesłała plik do nowego folderu.
do
to
nowy
new
szefowa
the (female) boss
prosić
to ask
Questions & Answers about Szefowa prosi, żebym przesłała plik do nowego folderu.
Why is it szefowa and not szef?
Szefowa means female boss / manager, while szef is male boss or sometimes a general boss in less precise usage.
So this sentence tells you that the boss is a woman.
- szef = male boss
- szefowa = female boss
In everyday Polish, szefowa is very common when talking about a woman in charge.
Why is it prosi, not something like proszę or prosić?
Prosi is the 3rd person singular present tense of prosić (to ask / request).
Here it matches szefowa:
- szefowa prosi = the boss asks / is asking
Compare:
- proszę = I ask / please
- prosi = he/she asks
- prosić = to ask
So Szefowa prosi literally means The (female) boss asks.
What does żebym mean?