Breakdown of Nawet jeśli mamy własny plan na weekend, czasem zmieniamy go z powodu pogody.
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Questions & Answers about Nawet jeśli mamy własny plan na weekend, czasem zmieniamy go z powodu pogody.
What does nawet jeśli mean here?
Nawet jeśli means even if.
- jeśli = if
- nawet = even
So Nawet jeśli mamy własny plan na weekend... means Even if we have our own plan for the weekend...
It introduces a condition that does not necessarily change the main result.
Why is it mamy and zmieniamy?
Both verbs are in the 1st person plural: we have, we change.
- mamy comes from mieć = to have
- zmieniamy comes from zmieniać = to change
The ending -my is a very common marker for we in the present tense:
- mam = I have
- masz = you have
- ma = he/she/it has
- mamy = we have
And similarly:
- zmieniam = I change
- zmieniamy = we change
Why is it własny plan? Could it be swój plan instead?