Na deser kroję arbuza i ananasa na małe kawałki.

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Breakdown of Na deser kroję arbuza i ananasa na małe kawałki.

• mały: small
• i: and
• na: for

Questions & Answers about Na deser kroję arbuza i ananasa na małe kawałki.

Why is there no word for I in this sentence?

Because Polish often drops subject pronouns when they are already clear from the verb form. The ending -ę in kroję tells you it is 1st person singular, so I cut / I am cutting.

You could say Ja kroję..., but that would usually add emphasis, as in I’m the one cutting it.

Why is the verb kroję and not pokroję?

This is an aspect question.

• kroić = imperfective
• pokroić = perfective

Kroję describes an action as ongoing, repeated, or simply viewed as a process:
I am cutting / I cut

Pokroję is perfective, so it usually refers to a completed action in the future:
I will cut up

So in this sentence, kroję is natural if the speaker is describing what they are doing now, or giving a recipe-like description.

Why do we say arbuza and ananasa instead of arbuz and ananas?