Breakdown of Zapewniam cię, że wszystko będzie dobrze.
być
to be
dobrze
well
że
that
cię
you (sg.)
wszystko
everything
zapewniać
to assure (zapewniam cię, że...)
Questions & Answers about Zapewniam cię, że wszystko będzie dobrze.
Why do we use cię here instead of ciebie?
Cię is the short, unstressed form of ty in the accusative case. In Polish, you use short pronoun forms like cię in the middle of a sentence when there is no special emphasis. You would only use the long form ciebie for contrast, emphasis, or if it were the very first word of the sentence.
Why does the sentence use the adverb dobrze instead of the adjective dobre?
Is the comma before że strictly necessary?
Yes, Polish punctuation rules strictly require a comma before the conjunction że (that). While English often drops the comma or even the word that entirely, skipping the comma before że is always considered a punctuation mistake in Polish.
Why is the imperfective verb zapewniam used here?
Because the act of assuring is happening right now in the present tense. Polish present tense sentences always use imperfective verbs. The perfective equivalent, zapewnię, is strictly future tense and would mean I will assure you later.
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