Question 1

How is the word Częściej formed, and what is its base form?

Accepted Answer

Częściej is the comparative form of the adverb często (often). To form the comparative of many adverbs ending in -o, you drop the -o and add -iej. Here, it translates to 'more often'. You will need comparatives like this to build the 'im..., tym...' sentences covered in this lesson.

Question 2

Why do we use the forms nowym projekcie instead of nowy projekt?

Accepted Answer

The preposition o (meaning 'about') requires the Locative case here. For masculine adjectives like nowy, the Locative ending is -ym, giving us nowym. For the noun projekt, we add the Locative ending -e, but this causes the consonant t to soften to ci, resulting in projekcie.

Question 3

How would I use this sentence's vocabulary to say 'The more often we talk about the new project, the better'?

Accepted Answer

You would say: Im częściej rozmawiamy o nowym projekcie, tym lepiej. The lesson's structure requires a comparative word right after both im and tym. We use częściej (more often) after im, and lepiej (better, the comparative of dobrze) after tym.

Question 4

Does Częściej have to go at the beginning of the sentence?

Accepted Answer

Not necessarily, but it sounds very natural there. In Polish, adverbs of frequency usually come before the verb. If you want to place extra emphasis on the fact that it is happening more frequently now, you can put it at the very end: Rozmawiamy o nowym projekcie częściej.

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