Questions & Answers about W pobliżu domu jest piękny park.
Why does the preposition w pobliżu require the genitive case?
The phrase w pobliżu literally means “in the vicinity of” or “close to.” In Polish it’s one of several prepositions that always govern the genitive. That means the noun following it must appear in its genitive form (not nominative, accusative, etc.).
Why is domu used instead of dom?
Dom is a masculine inanimate noun. Its genitive singular form is domu (formed by adding -u). Because w pobliżu takes genitive, you change dom → domu.
Why is park in the nominative case here?
In the construction [location] + jest/są + [thing], the thing that exists is treated as the grammatical subject, so it stands in the nominative. Here piękny park is the subject of jest, hence nominative.
Why is the verb jest singular instead of są?
Because we’re talking about one park (singular). If there were several parks, you would say
W pobliżu domu są piękne parki.
using plural są and parki.
Why does the verb jest come before in this sentence?