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Imperfective & perfective



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Translate please>

Ja mówię= I speak/talk
Ja mówiłem=I spoke/talked
Ja powiedziałem=

Ja rozumiem=I understand
Ja rozumiałem=I understood
Ja zrozumiałem=

As you see i have answered the first two myself........because after that i get confused...........................

Am i correct in thinking that POWIEDZIALEM & ZROZUMIALEM are PAST PARTICPLES?

as talk/speak are present tense &
talked/spoke are both past tense

so would the missing answers be> talked/spoken and understood?
osiolThreads: 59
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Powiadzialem - I said. I think this might be the one to use when recalling what someone said.
There is the future form as well, but I'm already beyond my depth with the past and present.

Happy New Year.
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THAT DOES NOT HELP

HAPPY NEW YEAR!
KrzysztofThreads: 2
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There are a few threads about dokonane/niedokonane on these forums, have you read them?

And of course a belated Happy New Year!
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where on this forum??
polishgirltx Edited by: polishgirltx   Jan 2, 09, 17:37 /  #
plg:

where on this forum??

here

and here
pomorzanin   Jan 3, 09, 07:58 /  #
I have a small question, because somebody said me, that

Czytałem książkę - I was reading a book.
Przeczytałem książkę - I read a book.

Is this correct or more complicated? If yes maybe it helps sb.
welshguyinpolaThreads: 32
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Basically Przeczytalem indicates a more complete action, so I read it and finished it, whereas czytalem doesnt indicate how much you read.

The same is with pic & wypic. Wypick is the same in English as drink up - to the end, whilst pic is to simly drink.

The difficulty comes in the differnece between the words Przeczytam and bede czytal.

Hope this helps you a little

Sorry i couldnt be arsed to used polish letters
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Przeczytałem książkę -I read the book, and finished it. So it is a done thing, completed.

Czytałem książkę - I was reading a book but didn't necessarily finish it, yet.

Generally I find that any expression in English that has "...ing" in the verb will use the imperfective verb aspect in Polish; running, swimming, jumping etc.
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