Word
Zgłosiliśmy sprzeciw na zebraniu.
Meaning
We reported an objection at the meeting.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
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Breakdown of Zgłosiliśmy sprzeciw na zebraniu.
na
at
zebranie
the meeting
sprzeciw
the formal objection
zgłosić
to report; to submit
Questions & Answers about Zgłosiliśmy sprzeciw na zebraniu.
What does zgłosiliśmy mean grammatically?
Zgłosiliśmy is the 1st person plural past tense form of zgłosić.
Breakdown:
- zgłosić = the perfective verb, meaning to report / to submit / to raise
- -liśmy = we in the past
So the verb itself already tells you:
- who did it: we
- when: in the past
A useful extra point:
zgłosiliśmy is the form used for a mixed group or a group including at least one male.
If the speakers were all female, it would be zgłosiłyśmy.
Why is there no word for we in the sentence?
Because Polish usually does not need subject pronouns like I, you, we, they unless you want emphasis or contrast.
The ending of zgłosiliśmy already means we, so my is unnecessary.
- Zgłosiliśmy sprzeciw na zebraniu. = normal
- My zgłosiliśmy sprzeciw na zebraniu. = more emphatic, like we were the ones who objected
This is very common in Polish.
Why is it zgłosiliśmy and not zgłaszaliśmy?