Muszę zejść na dół po wodę.

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Breakdown of Muszę zejść na dół po wodę.

• woda: the water
• musieć: to have to
• po: for

Questions & Answers about Muszę zejść na dół po wodę.

Why is there no word for I in Muszę zejść na dół po wodę?

In Polish, the subject pronoun is often omitted because the verb ending already shows who is doing the action.

• muszę = I must / I have to
• the ending -ę tells you it is 1st person singular: I

So Ja muszę zejść na dół po wodę is possible, but ja is usually unnecessary unless you want emphasis, contrast, or clarity.

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What exactly does muszę mean here?

Muszę is the 1st person singular form of musieć, meaning to have to / must.

So:

• muszę = I have to / I must
• musisz = you have to
• musi = he/she/it has to

In everyday Polish, muszę often sounds like English I have to, not always as strong as formal English I must.

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Why is zejść in the infinitive?

After musieć (to have to), Polish normally uses the infinitive of the second verb, just like English often does after have to.

• Muszę zejść = I have to go down
• Muszę iść = I have to go
• Muszę pracować = I have to work

So muszę is the conjugated verb, and zejść stays in the infinitive.

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