Fizjoterapia zaczyna się po wizycie.

after

Breakdown of Fizjoterapia zaczyna się po wizycie.

• zaczynać się: to start
• wizyta: the visit
• fizjoterapia: physiotherapy

Questions & Answers about Fizjoterapia zaczyna się po wizycie.

What does się do in zaczyna się?

In this sentence, się is part of the verb phrase zaczynać się, which means to begin / to start when something starts by itself.

Compare:

• Zaczynam fizjoterapię. = I am starting physiotherapy.
  
  • Here zaczynać is transitive: someone starts something.
• Fizjoterapia zaczyna się po wizycie. = Physiotherapy starts after the appointment.
  
  • Here zaczynać się is intransitive: the thing itself begins.

So się often does not need a separate English word. It just helps make the verb mean starts/begins rather than starts something.

Why is it po wizycie and not po wizyta?

Because the preposition po normally requires the locative case when it means after.

The noun wizyta is the dictionary form, called the nominative. After po, it changes:

• wizyta → nominative
• po wizycie → locative

So:

• po obiedzie = after lunch
• po pracy = after work
• po wizycie = after the appointment / after a visit

This is one of the most common things learners need to memorize in Polish: certain prepositions force certain cases.

Is wizycie an irregular form?