Breakdown of Te kable są zbyt krótkie, zatem nie pasują.
być
to be
nie
no / not
ten
this (m)
krótki
short (length, time)
pasować
to suit / to fit (clothes, size) / to fit (of parts)
zbyt
too / excessively
zatem
therefore (thus)
kabel
cable
Questions & Answers about Te kable są zbyt krótkie, zatem nie pasują.
Could I use więc instead of zatem in this sentence?
Yes, they both show consequence, but they have a slightly different feel. Więc is the everyday word for "so", while zatem is a bit more formal or logical, much like "therefore" or "thus" in English. Using zatem makes this sound like a reasoned conclusion.
Does adding zatem change the word order in the second half of the sentence?
No, it doesn't. Just like in English, zatem simply connects the two clauses without forcing the verb to jump to a different position. You just follow it with normal sentence structure, which here is the verb phrase nie pasują (they do not fit).
I usually use za for "too", like in za krótkie. Why is zbyt used here?
Why is the plural of "this" here te and not ci?
Because kabel (cable) is an inanimate object. In Polish, plural nouns are split into "masculine personal" (groups including at least one man) and "everything else". Cables fall into the "everything else" category, which takes te for "these" and gives the adjective the -e ending seen in krótkie.
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