"Mężczyzna produkuje czapki."
Translation:The man is producing caps.
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It may sound strange in English, but in Polish the meaning of "produkować" not so broad as in English. See produkować
produkować
- to manufacture some sort of goods (work done for living by a person, or production of some company)
- (speaking about an organism or organ of body) to produce some sort of secretion
- (scorning) to create something
produkować się ("produce oneself")
- (colloquial) to give show, to show off
to say 'the man makes caps' would actually be even more confusing, because it would rather translate to Polish 'mężczyzna robi czapki' - this could mean that he makes them for himself or his dog, while 'produkuje' clearly implies it's his job and the caps are for sale. so 'produces' vs 'makes' is probably the best way to preserve this distinction.
hmm, I only now noticed that it's continuous. I don't know what to think about this anymore.
'manufactures' makes it sound like the caps are free-range and gluten-free, but that's again because Polish 'manufaktura' retains the original meaning of small-scale hand-made production. 'produces' feels more industrial-ish. there seems to be little difference in English, though. ah, sorry for meddling, I no longer know how to English (or Polish) properly. :<
I see this is a 4 year old post but still very relevant. I feel exactly the same way. It would be interesting to know if produkować is a commonly used verb in Polish, as used in the examples provided. Probably in the US, produce is most commonly used in the entertainment industry, as in producing a film or TV show. Here's a lingot.