Learn Hardcore Polish: Podaj mi krople do oczu, proszę.

Breakdown of Podaj mi krople do oczu, proszę.

What does podaj mean here, and what form is it?

Podaj is the imperative form of the verb podać, which often means to hand/give/pass something to someone.

So in this sentence, podaj mi... means something like:

Grammatically, podaj is the 2nd person singular imperative, so it is used when speaking to one person informally.

Examples:

Why is it mi and not mnie?

Both mi and mnie can mean to me, but mi is the usual unstressed dative pronoun used in normal sentences.

So:

Mnie is used more for:

For example:

So in this sentence, mi is simply the normal choice.