Breakdown of Zgadzam się, pod warunkiem, że zapłacisz.
zgadzać się
to agree
zapłacić
to pay (perfective)
pod warunkiem, że
provided that, on condition that
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Questions & Answers about Zgadzam się, pod warunkiem, że zapłacisz.
Why do we need się in zgadzam się?
The verb zgadzać się (to agree) is a reflexive verb in Polish, meaning it always pairs with the pronoun się when expressing agreement. Without się, the base verb zgadzać means "to make things match" or "to reconcile," which changes the meaning completely.
What case is warunkiem in, and why?
It is in the instrumental case. The dictionary form is warunek (condition). The preposition pod (under) forces the noun into the instrumental case in this set expression. So, pod warunkiem literally means "under the condition."
Why does the English translation say "you pay" (present tense) when zapłacisz is in the future tense?
English often uses the present tense for conditional phrases about the future (like "if you pay" or "on condition that you pay"). Polish is more literal: since the payment hasn't happened yet and will occur in the future, it requires a future tense verb. Zapłacisz is the future tense form of the perfective verb zapłacić.
Why is there a comma before że?
Polish punctuation rules are very strict about separating clauses. You almost always must place a comma before conjunctions that introduce a dependent clause, such as że (that), bo (because), or który (which/who). The phrase pod warunkiem, że often has a comma splitting it to highlight the separation.