Zrób miejsce przy stole, proszę.

Zrób is the imperative form of zrobić (to do / to make, perfective).

• zrób = do it / make it happen
• rób = imperative of robić (imperfective)

In this sentence, Polish prefers the perfective imperative because the speaker wants a completed result: create some space. So zrób miejsce means something like make room.

If you said rób miejsce, it could sound more like:

• be making room
• start making room
• or a repeated/process-focused action

For a normal one-time request, zrób miejsce is the more natural choice.

Yes, very much. Zrobić miejsce is a common Polish expression meaning:

• make room
• move over
• clear some space

So even though it is literally make a place/space, it functions as a natural idiomatic phrase, just like English make room.

Here miejsce means space / room, not necessarily a specific seat.

So zrób miejsce przy stole suggests:

• move a bit,
• clear some space,
• make it possible for someone else to sit or fit there.

Depending on context, it may imply making room for a person at the table, but the word itself is broader than just seat.

Miejsce is in the accusative case, because it is the direct object of zrób.

However, for this noun, the nominative and accusative forms look the same:

• nominative: miejsce
• accusative: miejsce

So the case is determined by function, not by a visible ending change.

The preposition przy means by, next to, or at in the sense of being near something. It requires the locative case.

So:

• stół = table
• przy stole = at/by the table

The form stole is the locative singular of stół.

This is important because:

• przy stole = at the table / by the table
• na stole = on the table

So przy stole is correct here because the idea is being at the table, not on it.

Because Polish has no articles. There is no direct equivalent of a/an/the used the way English uses them.

So przy stole can mean:

• at the table
• by a table

Usually the context makes it clear which one is meant. In this sentence, it will normally be understood as at the table.

Polish usually leaves out subject pronouns when they are already clear from the verb form.

Here zrób already means:

• you do
• you make

So adding ty is unnecessary in normal speech.

If you did say Ty zrób miejsce przy stole, it would sound more emphatic, like:

• You make room at the table
• possibly with contrast or impatience

So the version without ty is more neutral and natural.

Proszę makes the command more polite. In this sentence, it works like please.

So:

• Zrób miejsce przy stole. = more direct
• Zrób miejsce przy stole, proszę. = Please make room at the table.

It softens the imperative, though it is still a direct request rather than an indirect one.

Yes. Polish word order is flexible, and proszę can appear in different places.

For example:

• Proszę, zrób miejsce przy stole.
• Zrób, proszę, miejsce przy stole.
• Zrób miejsce przy stole, proszę.

All of these are natural. The differences are mostly about rhythm, tone, and emphasis, not basic meaning.

The version with proszę at the end sounds very normal and conversational.

It is polite enough in many everyday situations, especially because of proszę, but it is still an imperative, so it can sound direct depending on tone of voice and context.

If you want to sound softer, Polish often uses a question instead, for example:

• Czy możesz zrobić miejsce przy stole? = Can you make room at the table?
• Mógłbyś zrobić miejsce przy stole? = Could you make room at the table?
• Mógłby pani zrobić miejsce przy stole? = polite/formal version to a woman

So the original sentence is natural, but not the softest possible option.

It can cover both ideas. Przy often means being by or next to something, so przy stole literally suggests being by the table. But in many everyday contexts, that is exactly how Polish expresses English at the table.

So in practice, here it naturally means:

• at the table
• by the table
• in the area where people are sitting around the table

Usually, with przy stole, people will understand it as making room for someone near the table, often to sit down.

If you wanted to talk specifically about clearing objects off the surface of the table, you would more likely say something like:

• Zrób miejsce na stole. = Make room on the table.

That contrast is useful:

• przy stole = at/by the table
• na stole = on the table