What does the Polish 'by' mean?
I don't quite understand the word 'by' (the Polish one, not the English one ;)). What does it mean and how is it used in a sentence?
Thank you in advance!
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We use "by" in two cases:
1. When we want to say why (for what purpose) action is being done (the same meaning in Polish have words: ABY, AŻEBY, ŻEBY)
eg.
- Chcemy, BY... (We want to...)
- Znaleźć czas, BY... (to take the time to..)
- Sprawić BY ktoś coś zrozumiał (to get someone to understand something)
- Nadszedł czas, BY... (it's time for...)
2. It creates subjunctive
eg.
- Dobrze BY było (It would be good)
- MOŻNA BY powiedzieć (One could also say / We could say)
- MOŻNA BY im wygłosić długą przemowę a oni wciąż by nie rozumieli (You could give them a long speech they would still not understand)
To BY było na tyle! / That's it! :)
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the West Slavic language of Poland
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