Czy mamy jutro przynieść oryginały, czy wystarczą dobre kopie?

Are we supposed to bring the originals tomorrow, or will good copies be enough?

Breakdown of Czy mamy jutro przynieść oryginały, czy wystarczą dobre kopie?

• jutro: tomorrow
• czy: question marker
• my: we
• dobry: good

Questions & Answers about Czy mamy jutro przynieść oryginały, czy wystarczą dobre kopie?

Why are there two czy in this sentence?

They do two slightly different jobs.

• The first czy introduces the whole yes/no question.
• The second czy means or and introduces the alternative.

So the pattern czy X, czy Y? is a very natural Polish way to ask X or Y? in a full sentence.

What exactly does mamy przynieść mean here?

Mamy + infinitive often means are we supposed to..., are we meant to..., or do we have to....

So mamy przynieść is not just the literal we have bring. It expresses an expected action, often based on instructions, plans, or requirements.

It is slightly different in tone from musimy przynieść, which sounds more like a stronger obligation: we must / we have to bring.

Why is the verb przynieść used, not przynosić?

Because przynieść is perfective.

In this sentence, the speaker is asking about one specific completed action in the future: bringing something tomorrow, once. Perfective verbs are the normal choice for that.

• przynieść = bring once, as a completed act
• przynosić = be bringing / bring repeatedly / bring in a general or ongoing sense

So jutro przynieść sounds natural because it refers to one concrete occasion.

Why does wystarczą mean , even though it looks like a present-tense form?