Word
Niech asystent czeka w biurze.
Meaning
Let the assistant wait in the office.
Part of speech
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Questions & Answers about Niech asystent czeka w biurze.
Why do we use czeka instead of the infinitive czekać after niech?
Unlike English, which uses the base verb form (let the assistant wait), Polish uses niech followed by the regular present tense verb. Since asystent is a third-person singular subject, we use czeka (waits). It literally translates closer to: let that the assistant waits.
Why is the word for office spelled biurze here instead of its dictionary form biuro?
Because it describes a location using the preposition w (in), it must take the Locative case. For neuter nouns ending in -o like biuro, the ending changes to -e. This ending causes the final consonant r to soften into rz, creating the form biurze.
What case is asystent in this sentence?
It is in the Nominative case, which is the dictionary form used for the subject of a sentence. In English, let the assistant wait makes it feel like the assistant is receiving the action of let. But in Polish, asystent is simply the subject performing the action of waiting (czeka).
Is it possible to change the word order to Niech czeka asystent w biurze?