Breakdown of Przykryj proszę dziecko kocykiem.
dziecko
the child
proszę
please
kocyk
the blanket
przykryć
to cover
Questions & Answers about Przykryj proszę dziecko kocykiem.
What form is przykryj?
Przykryj is the 2nd person singular imperative of przykryć.
That means it is a command or request directed to one person: cover ... / please cover ...
A few related forms:
- przykryć — infinitive
- przykryj — imperative to one person
- przykryjcie — imperative to more than one person
Why is przykryj perfective? Why not przykrywaj?
Polish often uses the perfective verb in commands when the speaker wants the action to be done once and completed.
So:
- przykryj = cover the child up / do it now and finish it
- przykrywaj = more like be covering, cover repeatedly, or keep covering
In this sentence, the natural idea is a single completed action, so przykryj fits best.
What does proszę mean here?
Here proszę is simply a polite please.
It softens the command, making it sound like a request rather than a blunt order.
In this sentence, Przykryj proszę dziecko kocykiem means something like:
- Please cover the child with a blanket
Can proszę go in a different place?