Breakdown of Sprawdziliśmy, czy ten film ma już kilkanaście wyświetleń.
mieć
to have
ten
this (m)
film
film
sprawdzić
to check
już
already / anymore (with negation)
czy
whether / if (indirect question)
kilkanaście
a dozen or so
wyświetlenie
view (of a video or webpage)
Questions & Answers about Sprawdziliśmy, czy ten film ma już kilkanaście wyświetleń.
What exactly does kilkanaście mean, and how is it different from kilka?
Kilkanaście specifically means a number between 11 and 19 (a dozen or so). You can remember this because it has the -naście ending, just like the Polish "teen" numbers. Kilka, on the other hand, means "a few" or "several" (between 3 and 9).
Why is the word for views written as wyświetleń?
Indefinite numerals like kilkanaście, kilka, and parę force the noun that follows them into the Genitive plural. The base neuter noun wyświetlenie drops its final -e and changes the -ni- to -ń to become wyświetleń.
Why does the sentence use czy for "if" instead of jeśli?
In Polish, you must use czy when "if" means "whether" (like checking a fact or expressing a doubt). Jeśli is only used for conditional "if" statements, such as "If it rains, we will stay home."
Why is ma in the present tense if the checking happened in the past (Sprawdziliśmy)?
Unlike English, Polish doesn't force the second verb into the past tense just because the first verb is in the past. Since the state of having views was a current fact at the time they were checking, the present tense ma is used.
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