Breakdown of Czy obchodzi cię jej zdanie?
czy
[question particle]
cię
you (sg.)
jej
her (possessive)
zdanie
sentence
obchodzić
to concern, to matter to (nie obchodzi mnie to)
Questions & Answers about Czy obchodzi cię jej zdanie?
Why is the verb obchodzi used here to mean "care"? I thought it meant "to walk around".
You are right that the literal meaning of obchodzić is "to walk around". However, Polish uses the phrase obchodzić kogoś as an idiom meaning "to matter to someone" or "to concern someone". So, this sentence literally translates closer to "Does her opinion concern you?"
If the sentence means "Do you care", why is the pronoun cię (you) in the accusative case instead of the subject ty?
This is because the grammatical subject of the Polish sentence is actually zdanie (opinion). In Polish, you don't "care about an opinion"; rather, the opinion "matters to you". Because the opinion is doing the action, zdanie is in the nominative case, and cię is the direct object receiving the action.
Does zdanie mean "opinion" or "sentence"?
It means both! Zdanie is a very common word for a grammatical sentence, but it is equally common for expressing a viewpoint or opinion. You will often hear phrases like moim zdaniem (in my opinion).
Could I use the long pronoun ciebie instead of cię here?
You could, but it would change the emphasis. Short pronouns like cię are used for neutral statements where the pronoun isn't the main focus. If you used ciebie, you would be emphasizing the "you" part: "Does her opinion matter to YOU (and not someone else)?"
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