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Questions & Answers about Czy piszesz codziennie?
How do we get piszesz from the dictionary form pisać (to write)?
The verb pisać belongs to the -ę / -esz conjugation group, which often involves a spelling change in the middle of the word. Here, the s changes to sz. To say "you write", we take this new stem (pisz-) and add the "you" ending -esz, giving us piszesz. (For "I write", it would be piszę).
Where is the word for "you" in this sentence?
In Polish, subject pronouns like ty (you) are usually dropped. The verb ending already tells us who is doing the action! The -esz ending on piszesz clearly means "you (singular) write", so adding ty isn't necessary unless you really want to emphasize who you are talking to.
Does czy translate directly to "do" here?
Can I break down the word codziennie to help remember it?
Yes! Codziennie means "every day" or "daily". It is built from the word co, which means "every" or "each" in this context, and the word dzień, which means "day".