Nie poddajemy się, chociaż mamy nowe trudności.
We do not give up, although we have new difficulties.
Breakdown of Nie poddajemy się, chociaż mamy nowe trudności.
mieć
to have
nie
no / not
nowy
new
chociaż
although
Questions & Answers about Nie poddajemy się, chociaż mamy nowe trudności.
Could I use mimo że instead of chociaż here?
Yes! Both chociaż and mimo że mean although or even though, and they are completely interchangeable in this sentence. Just remember that in Polish, you always need a comma before either of them.
Since the sentence starts with Nie, shouldn't the object nowe trudności be in the genitive case?
That is a great rule to remember, but it only applies to the specific verb being negated! Here, nie only negates poddajemy się (we do not give up). The second part of the sentence is positive: mamy (we have). Therefore, its direct object nowe trudności stays in the accusative case.
Why is there a się after poddajemy?
The Polish verb for to give up or to surrender is poddawać się. It is a reflexive verb, so it always needs the particle się. You can think of it literally as we are not surrendering ourselves.
Why does the plural noun trudności end in -i?