Breakdown of Musimy obniżyć koszty, żebyście przyjęli nasz projekt.
nasz
our
projekt
project
musieć
to have to
żeby
so that, in order to
koszt
cost
przyjąć
to accept (e.g., an offer, gift)
obniżyć
to lower
Questions & Answers about Musimy obniżyć koszty, żebyście przyjęli nasz projekt.
Why is it żebyście instead of just żeby?
Żebyście combines the conjunction żeby (so that) with -ście, the personal ending for you (plural). In Polish, when you use words like żeby or gdyby, the personal ending typically detaches from the verb and attaches directly to the conjunction.
Since the sentence is about the future, why is the verb przyjęli in a past tense form?
Clauses starting with żeby always require the verb to look like a past tense form (the l-participle), regardless of when the action actually happens. Because the -ście ending moved to żeby, the verb przyjęli is left looking like the masculine personal 3rd-person past tense. If the group being spoken to was entirely female, it would be żebyście przyjęły.
Is the verb obniżyć related to the adjective for low?
Yes! It is built from niższy, which is the comparative form of niski (low). Adding the prefix ob- and the verb ending -yć creates the perfective verb meaning to lower or to reduce.
Why is it nasz projekt here, rather than taking a different case ending?
The verb przyjąć (to accept) requires the accusative case for its direct object. Because projekt is a masculine inanimate noun, its accusative form is exactly the same as its basic dictionary form.
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