Nie chcę dziś marudzić, ale ta głośność jest naprawdę za duża.

I don’t want to grumble today, but this volume is really too high.

Breakdown of Nie chcę dziś marudzić, ale ta głośność jest naprawdę za duża.

• ja: I
• być: to be
• ale: but
• nie: not

Questions & Answers about Nie chcę dziś marudzić, ale ta głośność jest naprawdę za duża.

What does marudzić mean here, and is it a common word?

In this sentence, marudzić means something like to grumble, to complain, to whine, or to fuss.

So Nie chcę dziś marudzić is roughly:

• I don’t want to complain today
• I don’t want to grumble today

It is a real and fairly common Polish word, but its tone can feel a bit more informal and slightly more emotional than a neutral verb like narzekać (to complain). It can suggest that someone is being fussy or complaining in an annoying way.

So:

• marudzić = to whine / grumble / fuss
• narzekać = to complain, more neutral

Why is it Nie chcę and not Nie chcęć or something with the infinitive ending?

Chcę is the 1st person singular present tense form of chcieć (to want).

So:

• chcieć = to want
• chcę = I want
• nie chcę = I do not want

This is just an irregular verb form that needs to be learned.

A few forms of chcieć:

• chcę = I want
• chcesz = you want
• chce = he/she/it wants
• chcemy = we want
• chcecie = you (plural) want
• chcą = they want

So Nie chcę dziś marudzić literally means I do not want today to complain.

Why is marudzić in the infinitive?