Breakdown of Proszę nadzorować tę aktualizację i zrobić to jak najszybciej.
to
this
i
and
ta
this (f)
szybko
quickly
zrobić
to do / to make (someone something)
proszę
please; here you are
jak
as (in comparisons)
nadzorować
to supervise
aktualizacja
update
Questions & Answers about Proszę nadzorować tę aktualizację i zrobić to jak najszybciej.
How do we construct the "as fast as possible" phrase using jak najszybciej?
In Polish, the "as... as possible" structure is made simply by putting the word jak (how) directly before a superlative adjective or adverb. Here, najszybciej is the superlative of szybko (fast), so jak najszybciej literally means "how the fastest".
Why does this sentence use an imperfective verb (nadzorować) alongside a perfective one (zrobić)?
The verb aspects match the nature of each action. Nadzorować (to supervise) is an ongoing, continuous process, so it takes the imperfective aspect. Zrobić (to do) is perfective because the speaker wants the ultimate task completed and crossed off the list.
Why is it tę aktualizację instead of tą aktualizację? I hear native speakers say "tą" all the time.
Tę is the strictly correct feminine accusative form of the pronoun ta (this). Because aktualizacja (update) is the direct object, it must be in the accusative case. While native speakers frequently say tą in casual speech, tę is the standard form expected in careful or written Polish.
Why use Proszę nadzorować instead of just the imperative form Nadzoruj?
Using proszę (please) followed by an infinitive is a very common, polite way to give instructions in Polish, particularly in a professional or workplace setting. The direct imperative Nadzoruj (supervise!) would sound much more abrupt or bossy.
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