"Why have you not introduced me to your friend?"
Translation:Dlaczego nie przedstawiłeś mnie twojemu przyjacielowi?
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Actually, not. It appears this sentence has just an incorrect default translation (the creators wanted to include all possible translations and got carried away).
No, it's because in Polish - English You (plurar and not) - have different meanings "ТY" and "WY" and that sentence can mean both of them because of that
Polish sentence is grammatically correct, but needs some vivid imagination
Why haven't you guys introduced me to thee friend?
To zdanie "Dlaczego nie przedstawiłeś mi twojemu przyjacielowi?" było bładem, czy nie jest cielownikem?
To zdanie jest błędne.
"przedstawić" wymaga celownika dla osoby, której kogoś przedstawiamy ("twojemu przyjacielowi") ale biernika dla osoby, którą przedstawiamy ("mnie"). Ponieważ w tym zdaniu jest negacja ("nie przedstawiłeś"), zamiast biernika używamy dopełniacza, który jednak jest identyczny ("mnie").
"Dlaczego nie przedstawiłeś mi twojego przyjaciela?" byłoby poprawne, ale znaczyłoby coś trochę innego, czyli "Why have you not introduced your friend to me?".
I don't think so, because "swój" (and it's declensions) has to be used when pointing to a specific and clear subject it belongs to, without any other possible "owner" in the sentence. And because it's two possible "owners" here (the person speaking and the person being spoken to), "swojemu" could also point to the speaker of the sentence. Although it is unlikely in this construction, it is still possible. And as always, just a fellow learner, so please feel free to chime in if necessary :)
I beg to differ. Swój refers to the subject of the sentence, and it doesn't really matter who the speaker is. (In this case the subject is ty which is implied by the verb declension) I would actually never use twojemu in this case, only swojemu.
Thank you very much again, Alik, for the helpful correction. I guess the best way to find out if one really understands something is to explain it! Have a nice day :)
