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Jeśli means if and introduces a condition. In this sentence, the condition is występ się uda — if the performance goes well / is successful.
You could also see jeżeli, which means the same thing and is a bit more formal or neutral in style. In everyday Polish, jeśli is very common.
Udać się is an idiomatic verb meaning to succeed, to turn out well, or to go well.
So:
- występ się uda = the performance will be successful / will go well
This is not the same as the ordinary verb udać by itself. You usually learn it as the set expression udać się.
Examples:
- Plan się udał. = The plan worked out.
- Egzamin się nie udał. = The exam did not go well.
Because udać się is a perfective verb.
In Polish, perfective verbs do not normally have a true present-tense meaning. Their present-looking forms are used to talk about the future.
So:
- uda się = it will succeed / it will go well
- kupi = she will buy
By contrast, the imperfective verb udawać się gives forms like udaje się, which can describe repeated or ongoing success, but that is not what this sentence is doing.