Questions & Answers about Nie lubię się kłócić o małe rzeczy.
What does się mean here? Is it the same as myself?
Not exactly. In kłócić się, się is part of the verb, and it does not usually mean oneself in a literal English sense.
- kłócić się = to argue / to quarrel
- So Nie lubię się kłócić means I don’t like to argue
Many Polish verbs are used with się even when English does not use myself/yourself/etc. This is one of them.
Why is it kłócić się, not just kłócić?
Because kłócić się is the normal verb meaning to argue.
Without się, kłócić usually has a different meaning, more like:
- to make people conflict
- to clash
- to contradict / be inconsistent with
For example:
- To się kłóci z logiką. = That contradicts logic.
So if you want to say to argue with someone / about something, you normally need kłócić się.
Why is the verb kłócić się in the infinitive?