Muszę poprawić ten raport przed spotkaniem.

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Breakdown of Muszę poprawić ten raport przed spotkaniem.

• spotkanie: the meeting
• musieć: to have to
• ten: this

Questions & Answers about Muszę poprawić ten raport przed spotkaniem.

Why is there no ja for I in this sentence?

In Polish, the verb ending usually shows who the subject is, so the pronoun is often omitted.

Muszę already means I must / I have to, so ja is unnecessary. You could say Ja muszę poprawić ten raport przed spotkaniem, but that adds emphasis, as if you are contrasting yourself with someone else.

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What does muszę mean exactly, and what is the dictionary form?

Muszę means I must, I have to, or I need to.

Its dictionary form is musieć.

A few forms are:

• muszę – I must
• musisz – you must
• musi – he/she/it must
• musimy – we must

So in this sentence, muszę is first person singular, present tense.

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Why is poprawić in the infinitive?