Breakdown of Musisz zerknąć na ten dokument.
ten
this (m)
na
on, at / to (motion toward) / for (a meal) / for (waiting for)
dokument
document
musieć
to have to
zerknąć
to glance
Questions & Answers about Musisz zerknąć na ten dokument.
How does zerknąć fit into our lesson about -nąć verbs?
Zerknąć is the perfective, semelfactive (single-action) form of the imperfective verb zerkać (to peek or look). The suffix -nąć shows that this is a quick, one-time action: just a single instantaneous glance at the document, rather than studying it.
Why do we use the accusative case in na ten dokument?
The verb zerknąć takes the preposition na plus the accusative case to express 'to glance at' something. Because dokument is a masculine inanimate noun, its accusative form looks exactly the same as its basic nominative form.
Can I use the imperfective verb after musisz in a sentence like this?
Yes, you could grammatically say musisz zerkać, but it changes the meaning completely. It would mean 'you must keep glancing' or 'you must regularly peek' at the document. Since the speaker wants you to take one quick look right now, the perfective zerknąć is the natural choice.
How is zerknąć different from the standard verb spojrzeć?
While both are perfective and translate similarly, zerknąć is slightly more colloquial and specifically means 'to take a quick peek' or 'to glance'. Spojrzeć is the standard, neutral word for 'to look' or 'to cast an eye'.
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