Learn Polish: Widać, że te dzieci radzą sobie same. - You can see that these children manage by themselves.

Widać, że te dzieci radzą sobie same.

You can see that these children manage by themselves.

Breakdown of Widać, że te dzieci radzą sobie same.

alone / himself (emphatic) / pure / nothing but

Questions & Answers about Widać, że te dzieci radzą sobie same.

Why is the word for "by themselves" same here instead of sami?

The word for "alone" or "by oneself" must agree with the subject, te dzieci (these children). Even though a group of children might include boys, the plural noun dzieci is grammatically non-masculine-personal. Therefore, it takes the non-masculine-personal form same, just as it takes the non-masculine-personal word te (these). You would only use sami (and ci) for a masculine-personal noun like chłopcy (boys).

Why is the word sobie used after the verb?

The verb radzić on its own means "to advise". However, when you pair it with the pronoun sobie (to oneself), it creates the very common phrase radzić sobie, which means "to manage" or "to cope". You can think of it literally as the children "advising themselves" on how to handle things.

Who is doing the seeing in the word widać?

Widać is an impersonal verb, which means it does not take a subject like "I", "you", or "they". It translates to "it is visible" or "one can see". Polish uses impersonal verbs like this frequently to express general observations, which translates nicely to the English phrase "You can see that..."