Word
Chcę, żeby on porozmawiał z panią asystent na uczelni.
Meaning
I want him to talk with the assistant (f) at the university.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Chcę, żeby on porozmawiał z panią asystent na uczelni.
on
he / it (m)
pani
madam / Mrs.
chcieć
to want
na
on, at / to (motion toward) / for (a meal) / for (waiting for)
Questions & Answers about Chcę, żeby on porozmawiał z panią asystent na uczelni.
Why is the masculine word asystent used here instead of the feminine asystentka?
When referring to formal, academic, or high-ranking professional titles for women, Polish often uses the word pani followed by the masculine form of the profession. While asystentka exists and is very common in general office settings, in a formal academic context, pani asystent sounds much more prestigious and professional.
In the phrase z panią asystent, why does pani change its ending but asystent doesn't?
The preposition z (meaning "with") requires the instrumental case here. The word pani declines normally to match this, becoming panią. However, when a masculine title is used for a woman, it becomes indeclinable—meaning it stays permanently frozen in its basic nominative form (asystent) no matter what grammatical case the rest of the sentence is in.
Why is the verb porozmawiał in the past tense if the action hasn't happened yet?
In Polish, when you want someone else to do something, you must use a construction with żeby (in order to / so that) followed by the subject and a past tense verb. Therefore, "I want him to talk" translates literally as "I want so that he talked" (Chcę, żeby on porozmawiał). This is standard for expressing wishes or commands involving a second party.
What is the difference between uczelnia and uniwersytet, and why do we use na instead of w?