Mamy wspólną kuchnię, ale bez zaufania trudno mieszkać razem i dzielić obowiązki.

Because mamy (we have) takes a direct object, and the direct object here must be in the accusative case.

• dictionary form: wspólna kuchnia = a shared kitchen
• in the sentence: mamy wspólną kuchnię = we have a shared kitchen

Since kuchnia is a feminine noun, its accusative singular form is:

• kuchnia → kuchnię
• wspólna → wspólną

So:

• wspólna kuchnia = subject form / basic form
• wspólną kuchnię = object form after mamy

The preposition bez (without) always takes the genitive case.

So:

• zaufanie = trust
• bez zaufania = without trust

This is a very important pattern to remember:

• bez cukru = without sugar
• bez problemu = without a problem / no problem
• bez sensu = pointless / without sense
• bez zaufania = without trust

So the form zaufania is genitive singular of zaufanie.

In Polish, trudno can work as an impersonal predicate, meaning it is difficult / hard. Very often, Polish simply omits jest in this kind of sentence.

So:

• trudno mieszkać razem = it’s hard to live together
• literally: hard to live together

This is very natural Polish. Similar examples:

• trudno uwierzyć = it’s hard to believe
• łatwo powiedzieć = easy to say
• miło cię widzieć = nice to see you

You may sometimes hear jest trudno, but in sentences like this, just trudno is more idiomatic and compact.

Because after words like trudno, Polish often uses an infinitive to express what is difficult, easy, possible, etc.

So:

• trudno mieszkać razem = it’s hard to live together
• łatwo zapomnieć = it’s easy to forget
• dobrze pracować w ciszy = it’s good to work in silence

The infinitive here works much like English to live, to share, to do, etc.

Because both actions depend on trudno:

• trudno mieszkać razem
• (trudno) dzielić obowiązki

The second trudno is simply not repeated.

So the structure is:

• bez zaufania trudno [mieszkać razem] i [dzielić obowiązki]

In English, this is like:

• Without trust, it’s hard to live together and share responsibilities.

Both infinitives are coordinated by i (and).

Razem means together.

In this sentence:

• mieszkać razem = to live together

It’s an adverb, not an adjective. It describes how people live.

Some similar uses:

• pracować razem = work together
• iść razem = go together
• robić coś razem = do something together

In this sentence, razem mainly goes with mieszkać, though naturally it also supports the general idea of shared living.

Yes, word order in Polish is fairly flexible.

The sentence has:

• trudno mieszkać razem i dzielić obowiązki

You could also hear:

• trudno razem mieszkać i dzielić obowiązki

Both are understandable. The original version sounds very natural and neutral.

Polish word order often changes for emphasis, but here there is no major change in meaning.

Because the verb dzielić (to divide / share) can take a direct object.

So:

• dzielić obowiązki = to share responsibilities / divide the duties

Here obowiązki is the object of dzielić.

This is similar to:

• dzielić pokój = share a room
• dzielić koszty = share the costs
• dzielić pracę = divide the work

No extra preposition is needed.

It is in the accusative plural, because it is the direct object of dzielić.

The noun is:

• singular: obowiązek = duty / responsibility
• plural: obowiązki = duties / responsibilities

For this masculine inanimate noun, the nominative plural and accusative plural are the same:

• obowiązki

So even though the form looks like the basic plural form, its role in the sentence is accusative.

It can mean any of those, depending on context.

In this sentence, because we are talking about living together and a shared kitchen, obowiązki most naturally suggests:

• responsibilities
• household duties
• possibly chores

So dzielić obowiązki can often be translated naturally as:

• share responsibilities
• divide the chores

The exact English wording depends on the situation, but the Polish word is broader than just one specific English option.

Yes, mamy literally means we have.

The verb is:

• mieć = to have
• mamy = we have

In Polish, it is very normal to use mamy when talking about what is available to us in a shared living space:

• Mamy balkon. = We have a balcony.
• Mamy wspólną łazienkę. = We have a shared bathroom.
• Mamy wspólną kuchnię. = We have a shared kitchen.

So this is a straightforward, literal use of mieć.

Because ale (but) normally introduces a new clause, and in Polish it is preceded by a comma.

So:

• Mamy wspólną kuchnię, ale...

This is standard punctuation.

By contrast, there is no comma before i here, because i is simply joining two infinitives:

• mieszkać razem i dzielić obowiązki

Not with exactly the same meaning.

• ale = but
• bo = because

The sentence with ale contrasts two ideas:

• We have a shared kitchen, but without trust it’s hard...

That means: having a shared kitchen is one fact, but trust is still necessary.

If you used bo, the logic would change:

• Mamy wspólną kuchnię, bo... = We have a shared kitchen because...

That would express a reason, not a contrast.

So ale is the right connector here.

Yes, absolutely.

• bez zaufania = without trust
• bez wzajemnego zaufania = without mutual trust

Adding wzajemnego makes the idea more explicit: the trust has to go both ways.

The original sentence is already natural, but bez wzajemnego zaufania would sound a little more specific and perhaps slightly more formal or deliberate.

Yes.

• ufać = to trust
• zaufanie = trust

They are closely related, though the forms look a bit different.

Examples:

• Ufam ci. = I trust you.
• Mam do ciebie zaufanie. = I have trust in you.
• Bez zaufania trudno żyć razem. = Without trust, it’s hard to live together.

A learner may notice that Polish often expresses trust in two ways:

• with the verb ufać komuś = trust someone
• with the noun zaufanie = trust

Yes, that is also correct.

• trudno mieszkać razem
• trudno jest mieszkać razem

Both mean the same thing: it is hard to live together.

The version without jest is a bit shorter and very natural in Polish. The version with jest may sound slightly more explicit, but neither is wrong.

No. After trudno, Polish often uses an impersonal structure, so there is no need to repeat we.

The sentence does not literally say:

• it is hard for us to live together

But that is understood from context.

So Polish often leaves the subject more implicit in this kind of construction:

• bez zaufania trudno mieszkać razem
  = without trust, it’s hard to live together

This sounds general, but in context it clearly applies to the people being discussed.