Breakdown of Proszę pomniejszyć to zdjęcie.
to
this
zdjęcie
photo (n)
proszę
please; here you are
pomniejszyć
to reduce (scale down or deduct)
Questions & Answers about Proszę pomniejszyć to zdjęcie.
How is the verb pomniejszyć formed in this sentence?
It is formed from the comparative adjective mniejszy (smaller). By adding the prefix po- and the verb suffix -ć, it becomes a factitive verb meaning to make something smaller or to reduce.
What is the difference between pomniejszyć and zmniejszyć, since both mean to reduce?
Both come from mniejszy and mean to make something smaller. However, pomniejszyć is often used for physically scaling down a visual representation like an image, model, or text, which fits this sentence perfectly. Zmniejszyć is more general and is frequently used for reducing quantities, prices, or abstract concepts like pain.
If pomniejszyć is perfective, what is the imperfective form of this verb?
The imperfective form is pomniejszać. You would use it to describe the ongoing process, for example: Właśnie pomniejszam to zdjęcie (I am reducing this photo right now).
Which case is to zdjęcie in here, and why did the endings stay the same?
It is in the accusative case because it is the direct object of the verb pomniejszyć. Since zdjęcie is a neuter noun, its accusative form is identical to its nominative dictionary form, so neither the noun nor the pronoun to changes.
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