"Tutaj nie wolno rozmawiać."

Translation: You are not allowed to talk here.

[Kulink]

In what way is 'you' implied?

[immery]

It's not implied at all. other possible translations are "It is not allowed to talk here" and "One is not allowed to talk here".

[Jellei]

Deleted the version with "you" from 'the best answers', now it will only be an accepted answer. "It is" and "One is" versions are better in showing the precise meaning of the construction here.

[Ollyfer]

Is wolno one of the verbs that is only used in a neutral third-person singular case, like dziać się?

[alik1989]

The -o is not a third person neuter singular verb ending, it's an adverb ending. Some adverbs function as so-called defective verbs and wolno is one of them.

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/wolno#Polish

Dziać się. on the other hand, is a normal verb, which is limited to a neuter singular subject.

[Ollyfer]

Thanks for the clarification, I must have confused the two. But I also think I haven't come across any other defective verbs in other languages.

About Dziać się I was aware, and its usage, similar to the verb Padać.

[Tom873317]

What function does wolno serve here? I thought the answer would have included "slowly"

[Paranoix]

Please, associate "wolno" (having permission to do something) with "wolność" - freedom. "Wolno ci tu palić" - You can smoke here.

[Paranoix]

and "free choice" - "wolny wybór"

[Tom873317]

Thanks - I think I'd heard that before, but it was nowhere on my radar. I guess it wouldn't be a complete sentence without a conjugated verb, though.

[Jellei]

It's not exactly conjugated, wiktionary says it's a so-called "defective verb", and its conjugation exists only between tenses and aspects: see here

[va-diim]

"It is not allowed to talk here," is very awkward English. The correct translation should be, "Talking is not allowed here." If it was on a sign, it would just read, "No talking."

[frandogk3]

I agree with Vadim, very awkward.

[Jellei]

OK, "One must not talk here"will now be the only starred answer.

[sallys899395]

I have tried every variation listed in this discussion, including "You are not allowed to talk here" and "One must not talk here". They are all marked incorrect and I cannot complete the exercise. Can someone suggest an answer that will actually be accepted?

[va-diim]

This webpage shows, "You are not allowed to talk here," but a better translation would be "No talking allowed here."

[Jellei]

Those two are not just accepted even, but actually the two main, starred answers. Rejecting them must have been a bug.

[Ali759455]

Talking is not allowed here.

[Jellei]

Works.

[StevenHill989886]

What's wrong with

You are not free to talk here

[Jellei]

Well okay, added.

[omniduo]

No talking allowed, here! – should be accepted.

[alik1989]

The Polish phrase is a complete sentence, whereas your suggestion is not (the adverb wolno functions as a so-called defective verb here).

[omniduo]

Ale jak wtedy, to zdanie co wyżej można przetłumaczyć na język polski? Zakaz mówienia?

Czy "Żadnych rozmów tutaj." jest bardzej odpowiednie?

Po prostu wydaję mi się, że znaczenie jest takie samo.

[alik1989]

Wyobraż sobie, że siedzisz w teatrze ze swoim anglojęzycznym kumplem i ten nagle zaczyna coś do ciebie gadać. Raczej mu nie powiesz "No talking allowed here!". Natomiast, koniecznie użyjesz czasownika. A więc, twoje tłumaczenie nie jest odpowiednikiem "Tutaj nie wolno rozmawiać".

Jeśli widzisz pełne zdanie, to tłumaczenie teź musi być pełnym zdaniem.

[omniduo]

Wreszcie, otwarły mi się oczy na własną głupotę. To dobry argument, i całkowicie się zgadzam.
Dzięki.

[SpiritRui]

Can I use "pozwalać" here?

[Jellei]

You'd need to say that 'someone' does not allow talking here, which in terms of grammar is quite a different sentence.