Are you ready for another installment of Polish grammar? No? Don\u2019t worry, I\u2019m not ready either. We\u2019ll get through it together.<\/p>\n
A couple of posts back I started to talk about \u201csi\u0119<\/strong>.\u201d That was when I told you how this little word could alter the meaning of a verb. You have a verb without \u201csi\u0119<\/strong>\u201d and it means one thing. You stick \u201csi\u0119<\/strong>\u201d at the end and it means something else. Here\u2019s another one of such verbs: stawa\u0107<\/strong>.<\/p>\n and then you have:<\/p>\n By the way, did you notice how in this last example \u201csi\u0119<\/strong>\u201d migrated to the FRONT of the verb? \u201csi\u0119<\/strong>\u201d is like that, sometimes it can move, and sometimes it even HAS TO move. But that\u2019s something we\u2019ll talk about another day.<\/p>\n Let\u2019s focus on the verbs for now. You want to see them in action? Sure thing!<\/p>\n At least these two didn\u2019t change in meaning. They\u2019re still both about washing, right?<\/p>\n But apart from those verbs that can exist with or without \u201csi\u0119<\/strong>,\u201d there is a whole bunch that occurs almost exclusively with \u201csi\u0119<\/strong>.\u201d Here are just a few most popular ones:<\/p>\n Do you notice anything particular about the verbs in the second group? Yes, many of them describe a state of mental agitation or feelings. Such verbs are almost always followed by \u201csi\u0119<\/strong>\u201d and in fact, as you can see, the two that I listed \u2013 ba\u0107 si\u0119<\/strong> and wstydzi\u0107 si\u0119<\/strong> do not occur without \u201csi\u0119<\/strong>\u201d at all.<\/p>\n To Be Continued\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Are you ready for another installment of Polish grammar? No? Don\u2019t worry, I\u2019m not ready either. We\u2019ll get through it together. A couple of posts back I started to talk about \u201csi\u0119.\u201d That was when I told you how this little word could alter the meaning of a verb. You have a verb without \u201csi\u0119\u201d…<\/p>\n
\nI gave \u201cuczy\u0107<\/strong>\u201d (to teach) and \u201cuczy\u0107 si\u0119<\/strong>\u201d (to learn) as examples.<\/p>\n\n
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\nOK, we need a verb. How about \u201cmy\u0107<\/strong>\u201d \u2013 a nice, short word.<\/p>\n\n
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