Breakdown of Miejże trochę rozsądku i zastanów się!
i
and
mieć
to have
trochę
a little / some
zastanowić się
to consider (to think over)
Questions & Answers about Miejże trochę rozsądku i zastanów się!
Why is the emphatic particle here -że instead of just -ż?
The emphatic particle takes the form -że when attaching to a word that ends in a consonant, like the j in miej, to make it easier to pronounce. The shorter form -ż is used after vowels (like zróbmyż). Adding this particle changes the tone to express urgency, exasperation, or strong encouragement, similar to saying "Do have some common sense!" in English.
The infinitive is mieć (to have). Why is the imperative miej?
Mieć is a highly irregular verb. While most imperatives can be built predictably from the 3rd person plural present tense, mieć is a major exception. Its imperative forms (miej, miejmy, miejcie) are built on a unique stem and simply have to be memorized.
Why is rozsądek (common sense) in the genitive case here (rozsądku)?
It is triggered by the word trochę (a little / some). In Polish, words that express quantity always force the noun that follows them into the genitive case. It works exactly like the "of" in the English phrase "a bit of common sense."
What happened to the e from rozsądek when it became rozsądku?