| Locative
Case
by
E. Małachowska-Pasek
The locative case is used only after prepositions:
1.
...to define a place after: w (in),
na (on), przy (by),
po (around)
-
Tomek mieszka w Warszawie. (Tomek
lives in Warsaw.)
- Długopis
leży na stole. (The pen is
lying on the table.)
- Obraz
wisi na ścianie. (The painting
is hanging on the wall.)
- Szafa
stoi przy łóżku. (The closet/armoire
is standing by the bed.)
- Piotr
spaceruje po parku. (Piotr
is strolling around the park.)
2.
... to define time after: w (in)
(month and year), o (at) (information
on the time of events):
- ...w
styczniu... (in January)
- ...w
lutym... (in February)
- ...w
listopadzie... (in November)
- ...o
czwartej rano... (at 4:oo
in the morning)
- ...o
ósmej wieczorem... (at 8:00
in the evening)
3.
After w when using być +
articles of clothing:
- Jestem
w płaszczu, a ty jesteś w spodniach.
(I am [dressed] in a coat, and you are [dressed] in
pants.)
4.
After na (in, at), and po
(after) when referring to an event:
- Jestem
na lekcji. (I am in class.
)
- Po
obiedzie wypiję kawę. (After
dinner I will drink coffee.)
5.
After prepositions in the verb phrases such as the following:
myśleć o... (to think about), mówić
o... (to talk about), dyskutować
o... (to discuss about), pisać o
... (to write about), czytać o...
(to read about), marzyć o... (to
dream about), pamiętać o... (to
remember about), kochać się w... (to
be in love with)
- Myślałem
o egzaminie. (I was thinking
about the exam.)
- Mówimy
o projekcie. (We are talking
about the project.)
- Rozmawiamy
o polityce. (We are talking
about politics.)
- Pisałam
o problemach. (I was writing
about problems.)
- Pamiętam
o imieninach Marka. (I remember
[about] Mark's name day.)
- Czytaliśmy
o meczu. (We read about the
match/game.)
- Marzę
o podróży dookoła świata. (I
dream about a trip around the world.)
- Tomek
kocha się w Zosi. (Tomek is
in love with Zosia.)
UWAGA! Note that while the locative case
is used only after prepositions, not all prepositions take
the locative case (for example, do
+ genitive, etc...).
Forming the locative case of nouns
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