Breakdown of Niech oni porozmawiają, a potem niech ona potwierdzi decyzję.
ona
she / it (f)
oni
they (masculine personal)
a
and / whereas (contrast)
decyzja
decision
porozmawiać
to talk (perfective)
niech
let
potem
then (afterwards)
potwierdzić
to confirm
Questions & Answers about Niech oni porozmawiają, a potem niech ona potwierdzi decyzję.
The rule says to use a present-tense verb with niech, but aren't porozmawiają and potwierdzi future-tense words?
Yes! Both porozmawiać (to talk for a bit) and potwierdzić (to confirm) are perfective verbs, meaning they focus on a completed action. Perfective verbs use present-tense endings to talk about the future. So, you are still following the rule by using the present-tense conjugation, even though the verb implies a future completed action.
Do we have to include the pronouns oni and ona after niech?
Yes, it is usually best to keep them. While Polish normally drops pronouns because the verb ending tells you who is doing the action, niech sentences often keep them for clarity. Here, it is especially important because we are highlighting a shift between two different subjects: first 'they' do something, and then 'she' does something else.
Why use a instead of i for the word 'and'?
We use a here because it introduces a slight shift between two different subjects doing two different things. While i simply joins similar things together, a is perfect for linking two clauses with different actors, acting a bit like 'whereas' or 'and on the other hand.'
Why is it decyzję instead of decyzja?
The dictionary form is decyzja. Because it is the direct object of the verb potwierdzi (she confirms what? the decision), it must be in the Accusative case. For feminine nouns ending in -a, that ending changes to -ę in the Accusative case.
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