Questions & Answers about Nie lubię się targować.
Lubić is the dictionary form, meaning to like.
Lubię is the 1st person singular present tense form: I like.
So:
- lubić = to like
- lubię = I like
- nie lubię = I don’t like
In this sentence, Polish uses the present tense the same way English does for a general preference.
After verbs like lubić (to like), Polish usually uses another verb in the infinitive:
- Lubię czytać. = I like reading / I like to read.
- Lubię gotować. = I like cooking / I like to cook.
- Nie lubię się targować. = I don’t like bargaining / to bargain.
Polish does not need a separate word like English to before the second verb. The infinitive form itself already does that job.