Breakdown of Czy to dobra decyzja? Trudno powiedzieć.
to
this
czy
[question particle]
dobry
good
decyzja
decision
trudno powiedzieć
hard to say
Questions & Answers about Czy to dobra decyzja? Trudno powiedzieć.
Why isn't there a jest in the first sentence, like Czy to jest dobra decyzja?
Why is it trudno (an adverb) and not trudne (an adjective) when translating "Hard to say"?
In Polish, impersonal phrases—sentences where there is no specific "who" or "what" acting as the subject—require an adverb. Since there is no specific noun being described as "hard", you must use the adverb trudno combined with the infinitive powiedzieć (to say).
Why use the perfective verb powiedzieć instead of the imperfective mówić?
Trudno powiedzieć is a very common fixed phrase meaning "it's hard to tell" or "it's hard to give a definitive answer." You use the perfective powiedzieć because you are referring to the completion of an action—giving a single, final answer—rather than the ongoing process of talking (mówić).
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