Questions & Answers about Widzę różnicę w cenie.
Why is there no ja in this sentence?
Polish often drops subject pronouns when they are not needed. The verb form widzę already tells you the subject is I.
- widzę = I see
- widzisz = you see
- widzi = he/she/it sees
So Ja widzę różnicę w cenie is possible, but it would usually sound more emphatic, like I see the difference.
Why is the verb widzę and not the dictionary form widzieć?
Widzieć is the infinitive, meaning to see. In a full sentence, you normally need a conjugated form.
Here, widzę is the 1st person singular present tense form:
- widzieć = to see
- widzę = I see
So the sentence uses the form that matches the subject understood from the verb: I.
Why is it różnicę and not różnica?
Because różnica is the direct object of the verb widzę, it has to be in the accusative case.
Różnica is a feminine noun, and many feminine nouns ending in -a change like this in the singular:
- nominative: różnica
- accusative: różnicę
So:
- różnica = difference, as a basic dictionary form
- widzę różnicę = I see a difference