Breakdown of Nie wahaj się mówić po polsku.
Questions & Answers about Nie wahaj się mówić po polsku.
It is a negative imperative: a command or encouragement meaning don’t hesitate.
- wahać się = to hesitate
- wahaj = imperative singular, used when speaking to one person informally
- nie = not
- się = part of the verb
So Nie wahaj się is literally something like Don’t hesitate.
If you were speaking to more than one person, you would say Nie wahajcie się.
Because wahać się is the normal verb meaning to hesitate.
In many Polish verbs, się is a fixed part of the verb and does not always translate directly as yourself.
So:
- wahać się = to hesitate
- not just wahać
If you remove się, you change the verb and the meaning.