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pol  Feb 24, 10, 19:55    #31
It's "co się stało?" No need for another się at the end. You would use się because it happened by itself. I guess that's the best explanation I can think of.
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Joined: Jun 22, 09 ♂ 		 Feb 24, 10, 22:34    #32
Do not forget "się" means very often nothing. It just belongs to the verb form. We do not translate it. "uczyć się" means just to learn not "to teach myself". Do not mix meaning of a verb and its etymology. "Jak się masz" means just "How are you". Many other verbs work the same.
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Joined: Feb 21, 09 ♂ 		Edited by: SzwedwPolsce  Feb 25, 10, 00:37    #33
Polish Tutor:
"uczyć się" means just to learn not "to teach myself"

Which is the same thing. When you sit and read your course book you learn and you teach yourself.
Peter KRK  Feb 25, 10, 00:56    #34
Another example:

1 - prowadzić = to drive, to ride
2 - prowadzić się = to behave, to conduct (like: to ride yourself)

In sentence:

1 - Doda prowadzi Lamborghini.
2 - Doda prowadzi się źle.
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Joined: Feb 25, 10 ♀ 		 Feb 25, 10, 03:44    #35
The easiest way that I learned "się" is that is it used for the reflexive.
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Joined: Jan 10, 10 ♀ 		 Jun 2, 10, 11:13    #36
Peter KRK:
Another example:

1 - prowadzić = to drive, to ride
2 - prowadzić się = to behave, to conduct (like: to ride yourself)


Ahhh! Interesting. You really have to think outside of the box when translating Polish to English, no wonder googletranslate can't cope!

Many thanks everybody for your help!
SzwedwPolsceThreads: 13
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Joined: Feb 21, 09 ♂ 		 Jun 2, 10, 23:20    #37
Sparkle_Ravelle:
You really have to think outside of the box

When you understand the structures and principles of Polish, it's actually a rather logical language.
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Joined: Sep 20, 11 ♀ 		 Dec 28, 11, 15:29    #38
Hi what dose (Gon sie) mean?? thank you
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Joined: Nov 22, 11 ♀ 		Edited by: ReservoirDog  Dec 28, 11, 15:47    #39
" Co się stało się??"

ahahahaha, I belive your friend knows our polish internet star - Krzysztof Kononowicz :D

Goń się means "idz sobie pobiegaj" ;) = get lost

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