Breakdown of Ona musi kliknąć inny przycisk, żeby zaktualizować tę grę.
ona
she / it (f)
ten
this (m)
gra
game
musieć
to have to
inny
other
żeby
so that, in order to
kliknąć
to click
przycisk
the button
zaktualizować
to update
Questions & Answers about Ona musi kliknąć inny przycisk, żeby zaktualizować tę grę.
How does żeby work in this sentence, and why is there a comma before it?
żeby means "in order to" or just "to" when expressing a purpose. In Polish grammar, you must always place a comma before it. Because the exact same person is doing the clicking and the updating, żeby is simply followed by the infinitive verb zaktualizować (to update).
Why is the phrase tę grę used instead of ta gra?
The verb zaktualizować (to update) needs a direct object, which requires the Accusative case. The basic feminine noun gra changes its ending to become grę, and the pointing word ta (this) changes to tę.
If tę grę changed its ending for the Accusative case, why didn't inny przycisk change?
The word przycisk (button) is also a direct object being acted upon, so it is in the Accusative case too. However, it is a masculine inanimate noun (a non-living thing). For masculine inanimate nouns, the Accusative form looks exactly the same as the basic dictionary form.
Why do we use the verbs kliknąć and zaktualizować instead of klikać and aktualizować?
These are the perfective forms of the verbs, which we use because we are talking about single, completed actions. She needs to click the button once to successfully finish updating the game. The imperfective forms would be used if she were clicking or updating repeatedly or continuously.
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