Breakdown of Muszę to zaraz zrobić.
to
this
musieć
to have to
zaraz
right away
zrobić
to do / to make (someone something)
Questions & Answers about Muszę to zaraz zrobić.
Why does the verb zrobić stay in its dictionary form instead of changing to match the speaker?
Because it follows muszę (I must). Just like in English, when you use a modal verb like musieć (must or have to), the second verb stays in its basic dictionary form, which is called the infinitive. Polish infinitives usually end in -ć.
Where is the word for I in this sentence?
The verb muszę already means I must. In Polish, the ending of the verb tells you who is doing the action, so you usually drop the pronoun ja (I) unless you want to add special emphasis.
Why is the word to (this) in the middle of the sentence instead of at the end?
It is generally bad style in Polish to put short pronouns like to at the very end of a sentence. Putting it in the middle, before the main verb, sounds much more natural to native speakers.
I learned that robić means to do. Why is it zrobić here?
Both mean to do, but they are used differently. You use robić to talk about the ongoing process of doing something. You use zrobić when you want to focus on completely finishing the action. Here, the speaker must get the task done right away.