Breakdown of Proszę włączyć albo YouTube'a, albo Facebooka.
proszę
please; here you are
włączyć
to turn on
albo
or (everyday)
YouTube
YouTube
Facebook
Facebook
Questions & Answers about Proszę włączyć albo YouTube'a, albo Facebooka.
Why does YouTube'a have an apostrophe but Facebooka doesn't?
When declining foreign proper nouns, Polish adds an apostrophe before the ending if the original word ends in a silent vowel (like the unpronounced "e" in YouTube). Since Facebook ends in a pronounced consonant sound, the Polish ending -a is attached directly without an apostrophe.
Why do both YouTube'a and Facebooka end in -a here? Aren't websites inanimate objects?
You are right that they are inanimate, but modern Polish often treats technology brands, apps, and digital platforms as masculine animate nouns. Because the verb włączyć requires the accusative case, these loanwords take the animate ending -a instead of remaining identical to their nominative forms.
How does the double albo structure work in this sentence?
Placing albo before each option, separated by a comma, is the standard Polish way to translate "either... or...". Notice that Polish punctuation rules require a comma right before the second albo.
Why use the perfective verb włączyć instead of the imperfective włączać?
You are asking someone to perform a single, complete action (successfully loading or opening the site). The perfective aspect emphasizes the completion of that specific request, which is why it is the natural choice after Proszę in this context.
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