Breakdown of Mamy nadzieję, że wszystko jest w porządku.
być
to be
że
that
wszystko
everything
w porządku
all right, fine
Questions & Answers about Mamy nadzieję, że wszystko jest w porządku.
Why does the sentence use mamy (we have) instead of a single verb for "we hope"?
In Polish, there is no single commonly used verb for "to hope". Instead, you use the phrase mieć nadzieję, which literally means "to have hope". Since the subject is "we", it becomes mamy nadzieję.
Do I always need the comma and the word że here? In English, I could just drop the word "that".
Yes, you need both in Polish. You cannot skip the word że (that) like you often can in English. Furthermore, Polish punctuation rules strictly require a comma before że when it connects two parts of a sentence.
What does w porządku literally mean, and why does it end in -u?
It literally means "in order". The base noun is porządek (order or tidiness). When you use the preposition w (in) to describe a state or location, the noun takes the Locative case. This changes porządek to porządku (notice how the letter e disappears!).
Why is the word for everything wszystko here, and not wszyscy?
Wszystko means "everything" (referring to things or a general situation), and it pairs with a singular verb like jest. Wszyscy means "everyone" or "all people" and requires a plural verb. Since we are talking about the situation being fine, wszystko is the correct choice.