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Jutro pożyczę ci mój laptop, bo zostawiłeś swój.

Jutro pożyczę ci mój laptop, bo zostawiłeś swój.
I will lend you my laptop tomorrow, because you left yours.
From Lesson 86:Reflexive possessive pronouns (swój)·Polish

Questions & Answers about Jutro pożyczę ci mój laptop, bo zostawiłeś swój.

Why does the sentence use swój instead of twój at the end?
Swój means 'one's own'. In Polish, when the object you are talking about belongs to the subject of the clause, you should use swój. Because the subject of the second half is 'you' (implied by the verb zostawiłeś), and the laptop belongs to 'you', we use swój. Using twój here would sound unnatural.
Could I use swój instead of mój in the first part of the sentence?
Yes, you can! Since the subject is 'I' and the laptop is mine, saying pożyczę ci swój laptop is grammatically perfect. However, using mój here helps create a clear, natural contrast between my laptop and your laptop.
Why do mój laptop and swój look like they are in the Nominative case?
They are actually in the Accusative case because they are the direct objects of the verbs (the things being lent and left). However, because laptop is a masculine inanimate noun, its Accusative form is identical to its basic Nominative dictionary form. The pronouns mój and swój simply match this shape.
Why is it ci instead of tobie?
Ci is the short, unstressed Dative form of 'you' (meaning 'to you'). You use the long form tobie only for strong emphasis or at the very beginning of a sentence. Here, the emphasis of the sentence is on the laptops rather than the person, so the short form ci is the correct choice.

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