Breakdown of Zastanówże się i przestań się wściekać!
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przestać
to stop
zastanowić się
to consider (to think over)
wściekać się
to get furious
Questions & Answers about Zastanówże się i przestań się wściekać!
How does the particle -że change the meaning of zastanów?
The lesson is about the emphatic particle -ż, so why is it spelled -że here?
We use -że instead of -ż when the imperative verb ends in a consonant. Since zastanów ends in a consonant, we add -że to make it easier to pronounce. If the verb ended in a vowel, like zróbmy (let's do it), we would just add -ż to make zróbmyż.
Why is the second się placed before wściekać instead of after it?
Reflexive pronouns like się generally avoid the very end of a sentence or clause. By placing it between przestań and wściekać, the rhythm sounds much more natural to a Polish ear than ending on się.
Why is the imperfective verb wściekać used after the perfective verb przestań?
The verb przestać (to stop) must always be followed by an imperfective infinitive. Because you are stopping an ongoing, continuous action, the imperfective aspect is required.
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