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W restauracji kelner szybko przynosi słodką herbatę.
Meaning
In the restaurant the waiter quickly brings the sweet tea.
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Breakdown of W restauracji kelner szybko przynosi słodką herbatę.
w
in
herbata
the tea
szybko
quickly
restauracja
the restaurant
Questions & Answers about W restauracji kelner szybko przynosi słodką herbatę.
Why is the preposition w used here, and why is restauracja changed to restauracji?
The preposition w means in when indicating a static location. It requires the noun that follows to be in the locative case. The base form restauracja (nominative) becomes restauracji in the locative singular.
Why is kelner in the nominative case, and what role does it play in the sentence?
kelner is the subject of the sentence—the one performing the action (“brings”). In Polish, subjects appear in the nominative case, so we keep the base form kelner.
Why isn’t there an explicit pronoun like on (he) before przynosi?
Polish often omits subject pronouns because the verb ending already indicates the person and number. Here, -i on przynosi tells you it’s 3rd person singular, so on is unnecessary.
What part of speech is szybko, and why is it placed before przynosi?
szybko is an adverb describing the manner of the action (“quickly”). Polish word order is relatively flexible, but placing an adverb directly before the verb is a common way to modify it clearly.