Breakdown of Nie płaczże już, to nie ma znaczenia!
to
this
nie
no / not
już
already / anymore (with negation)
płakać
to cry
mieć znaczenie
to matter, to be significant (for someone)
Questions & Answers about Nie płaczże już, to nie ma znaczenia!
How does the -że particle change the meaning of płacz in this sentence?
It adds strong emotion or urgency to the command. Depending on the speaker's tone, nie płaczże can be an exasperated 'stop crying already!' or a gentle, pleading 'oh, please don't cry.' The emphatic particle attaches directly to the end of the imperative verb.
The lesson is about the particle -ż, so why do we use -że in płaczże?
It depends on the last letter of the verb. If the imperative ends in a vowel, you just add -ż (for example, the plural płaczcie becomes płaczcież). Because the singular płacz ends in a consonant, we add the extra vowel to make it easier to pronounce, resulting in -że.
Why does the translation say 'stop crying' when the words literally mean 'don't cry'?
Why is the word for meaning/importance in the genitive case (znaczenia) here?
This is a classic example of the genitive of negation. In the positive phrase 'it matters' (to ma znaczenie), the object is in the accusative case. Because the verb mieć (to have) is negated by nie, the object must switch to the genitive case (znaczenia).
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