Word
Musimy szczerze dogadać się z nowym kierownikiem.
Meaning
We must honestly reach an agreement with the new manager.
Part of speech
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Breakdown of Musimy szczerze dogadać się z nowym kierownikiem.
nowy
new
z
with
musieć
to have to
kierownik
manager
Questions & Answers about Musimy szczerze dogadać się z nowym kierownikiem.
Why do we use się with dogadać here?
Dogadać się is a reciprocal verb meaning 'to reach an agreement' or 'to get along'. The word się shows that the action is mutual: both we and the manager need to come to an understanding together.
Why is it z nowym kierownikiem and not z nowy kierownik?
The preposition z (when it means 'with') requires the Instrumental case to show who you are doing an action with. This is why the basic nominative phrase nowy kierownik changes its endings to become the Instrumental nowym kierownikiem.
I recognize the word gadać inside dogadać. Is that a coincidence?
Not at all! Gadać is a common verb meaning 'to talk' or 'to chat'. Adding the prefix do- often gives a sense of reaching a goal or finishing an action. So, dogadać się literally implies talking with each other until you reach a final conclusion.