Learn Polish: Gdybym obniżył ceny, zgodziłbyś się? - If I lowered the prices, would you agree?

Gdybym obniżył ceny, zgodziłbyś się?

If I lowered the prices, would you agree?

Breakdown of Gdybym obniżył ceny, zgodziłbyś się?

to agree (perfective)

Questions & Answers about Gdybym obniżył ceny, zgodziłbyś się?

Why does the sentence use gdybym obniżył instead of attaching the -m ending directly to the verb?

In Polish, personal endings like -m (for "I") often detach from the verb and stick to conjunctions like gdyby (if) or żeby (so that). When the ending moves to the conjunction, the verb itself is left in its 3rd-person past tense form. This is why we say gdybym obniżył instead of "gdyby obniżyłem".

Can we tell the genders of the speakers in this conversation?

Yes, it is a man talking to another man. We know this because both verbs use masculine forms: obniżył (for "I lowered") and zgodziłbyś (for "you would agree"). If a woman were speaking to another woman, the sentence would be: Gdybym obniżyła ceny, zgodziłabyś się?

In the second part of the sentence, the ending is attached to the verb (zgodziłbyś). Why didn't it move like in the first part?

Personal endings usually stay attached to the verb unless there is a "magnet" word like gdyby or żeby to pull them away. Since the second clause doesn't start with one of those conjunctions, the conditional particle -by- and the "you" ending -ś simply attach directly to the verb zgodził.

Is it okay for się to be at the very end of the sentence here?