Czy macie już zrobione badanie krwi, czy dopiero idziecie do przychodni?

to have

Breakdown of Czy macie już zrobione badanie krwi, czy dopiero idziecie do przychodni?

• wy: you (plural)
• iść: to go
• do: to

Questions & Answers about Czy macie już zrobione badanie krwi, czy dopiero idziecie do przychodni?

Why is czy used twice in this sentence?

The two czy words do different jobs.

• The first czy starts a yes/no-type question: Czy macie już zrobione badanie krwi...?
• The second czy means or in a contrast between two possibilities:
  ..., czy dopiero idziecie do przychodni? = ..., or are you only now going to the clinic?

So the structure is basically:

Czy X, czy Y?
= Is it X, or is it Y?

This is very common in Polish.

What does macie mean here?

Macie is the 2nd person plural form of mieć = to have.

So macie means you have when speaking to:

• more than one person, informally

In this sentence, it literally means you have, but in Polish this structure often expresses something like you have something done.

So:

• macie zrobione badanie krwi
  literally: you have the blood test done
• natural English: you’ve already had the blood test done

Why does Polish use macie zrobione badanie krwi instead of a verb like zrobiliście?