Breakdown of Zrestartowaliśmy komputer, żeby zainstalować te programy.
ten
this (m)
komputer
computer
program
program
żeby
so that, in order to
zrestartować
to restart
zainstalować
to install
Questions & Answers about Zrestartowaliśmy komputer, żeby zainstalować te programy.
Why is the verb zainstalować in the infinitive form?
In Polish, when you want to express purpose ('in order to' or just 'to'), you use żeby followed by an infinitive. This happens when the subject of both actions is the same (we restarted, we install). That is why we use the infinitive zainstalować.
Is the comma before żeby required?
Yes! Unlike English, Polish requires a comma before subordinate clauses. You must always put a comma before żeby when it introduces a purpose.
What does the ending of zrestartowaliśmy tell us about the speakers?
Why is the word for 'these' te instead of ci?
In the plural, Polish divides nouns into masculine personal (groups of men or mixed groups) which take ci, and everything else, which takes te. Since programy (programs) are inanimate objects, we use te.
Both verbs start with a z prefix (zrestartowaliśmy, zainstalować). What does this do?
The prefix z- (or za-) is often added to verbs to make them perfective. This means the action is viewed as a completed event rather than an ongoing process. You fully restarted the computer to completely finish installing the programs.
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