Breakdown of Zróbmy przerwę i porozmawiajmy z nim.
i
and
on
he / it (m)
z
with
zrobić
to do / to make (someone something)
przerwa
break
porozmawiać
to talk (perfective)
Questions & Answers about Zróbmy przerwę i porozmawiajmy z nim.
How does the ending -my work in zróbmy and porozmawiajmy?
Why is there an ó in zróbmy when the infinitive is zrobić?
In Polish, the vowel o often changes to ó when a word gets shortened to its root. When forming the basic command for zrobić (to do/make), we drop the ending and the o shifts to ó, giving us zrób. To say "let's do", you just take that base zrób and add -my.
Why does the word for "break" end with an -ę in przerwę?
The dictionary form of the word for "break" is przerwa, which is a feminine noun. Because it is the direct object of the action (it is the thing we are taking/making), it must take the accusative case. For singular feminine nouns ending in -a, the accusative ending is -ę.
Why do we say z nim instead of z on?
The preposition z, when it means "with", requires the next word to be in the instrumental case. The instrumental form of the pronoun on (he) is nim, which gives us z nim (with him).
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