Breakdown of Zrób to w ten sposób.
to
this
zrobić
to do / to make (someone something)
w ten sposób
in this way, like this
Questions & Answers about Zrób to w ten sposób.
Why do we use zrób here instead of rób?
Zrób is the perfective imperative form of the verb to do, while rób is imperfective. You use the perfective zrób here because you are telling someone to complete a specific action once. If you used rób, it would sound like a command to be doing it or keep doing it, focusing on the process rather than the finished result.
What if I want to tell someone NOT to do it this way?
If you make this a negative command, you need to change two things. First, negative commands almost always use the imperfective verb, so zrób becomes nie rób. Second, negated verbs require the genitive case instead of the accusative, so to becomes tego. The sentence becomes: Nie rób tego w ten sposób.
Could I just say Zrób to tak instead of w ten sposób?
Yes! Zrób to tak is a perfectly natural and slightly more casual way to say do it like this. Using w ten sposób (which literally means in this way or in this manner) means exactly the same thing but sounds just a bit more specific or formal.
Why does the preposition w take the accusative case (ten sposób) here instead of the locative?
While w (in) takes the locative case when talking about physical location, it takes the accusative case in certain phrases that describe a manner or method, like w ten sposób (in this way). Because sposób is a masculine inanimate noun, its accusative form looks exactly the same as its dictionary (nominative) form.
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