Questions & Answers about Musimy biegać szybciej.
This lesson is about im ..., tym ... (the ..., the ...). How would I use szybciej from this sentence in that kind of structure?
You need comparative words like szybciej (faster) to build those sentences! For example, you could take this sentence's vocabulary and say Im szybciej biegamy, tym lepiej (The faster we run, the better) or Im szybciej, tym bardziej jesteśmy zmęczeni (The faster, the more tired we are).
Why does this sentence use biegać instead of biec? Don't they both mean to run?
Yes, but Polish distinguishes between running in general or repeatedly (biegać) and running in one specific direction right now (biec). By using biegać, the sentence implies we need to run faster in general, like during our regular workout routines. If you were in a race right now heading for the finish line, you would say Musimy biec szybciej.
How do we know szybciej is the adverb (faster) and not the adjective (quicker)?
Adverbs describing how an action is done usually end in -ej in their comparative form, such as szybciej (faster) or wolniej (slower). If you wanted to describe a noun (like a faster car), you would use the adjective form, which changes endings based on gender, like szybszy or szybsza.
Does musimy always connect directly to the second verb?
Yes. Modal verbs like musieć (must / have to), móc (can), and chcieć (to want) connect directly to the infinitive form of the main verb (biegać). There are no joining words needed between them.
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