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Jesteśmy w kasynie, obym coś wygrał.
Meaning
We are in the casino, hopefully I will win something.
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Questions & Answers about Jesteśmy w kasynie, obym coś wygrał.
Why does the word "oby" have an "-m" attached to it, and why is "wygrał" in the 3rd-person form if "I" am the one winning?
Just like with the conjunction żeby, the personal ending must attach directly to the particle oby. The 1st-person singular ending -m attaches to oby to create obym. Because the personal ending moved to the particle, the verb wygrał is left in its base past-tense form (the l-participle), which looks identical to the 3rd-person singular.
The translation says "hopefully I will win", which is future tense. Why does the Polish sentence use the past-tense verb "wygrał"?
In Polish, clauses starting with oby always use the past-tense form (the l-participle), even when hoping for a future event. Combining oby with the past tense creates an optative mood, which is a grammatical structure used specifically to express strong wishes, hopes, or apprehensions.
How would this sentence change if a female speaker were saying it?
Why is the ending for "kasyno" in the Locative case "w kasynie" instead of "w kasynu"?