Masz

Masz is the second person singular present tense form of the Polish verb mieć, meaning to have. It is used to indicate possession, relationships, or a state connected to the person addressed. In everyday speech it appears in questions and statements about what someone possesses or what they experience at the moment.

Common uses include asking about possession, as in Masz dom? (Do you have a house?), Masz czas? (Do you have time?), and describing a current state, such as Masz pieniądze (You have money) or Masz rację (You’re right). The phrase Masz ochotę na kawę? means “Do you feel like having coffee?” and is a typical way to invite someone to do something.

Grammatical notes: Masz is the informal second person singular form. Polish also has corresponding forms for other persons: ja mam (I have), on ma / ona ma (he/she has), my mamy (we have), wy macie (you all have), oni mają (they have). The verb mieć, including its forms like masz, is often used with direct objects in the accusative to express possession, and with phrases that express states or needs.

See also: Mieć, the base verb meaning to have; Polish verb conjugation patterns; common idiomatic expressions using mieć.

In summary, Masz is a basic, frequently used form in Polish that conveys possession or a current state for the second-person singular, and it is a core element of everyday conversational Polish.