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Why is w hotelowej restauracji used instead of just w restauracji?
The phrase w hotelowej restauracji means “in the hotel restaurant.” After the preposition w (in), Polish takes the locative case. Restauracja (restaurant) is feminine, so its locative singular is restauracji. The adjective hotelowy must agree in gender, number and case, so it becomes hotelowej (feminine locative singular).
Why is the verb przynosi in the present tense, and what aspect is it?
Przynosi is the 3rd person singular present form of the imperfective verb przynosić (“to bring”). Imperfective verbs in the present can express habitual or repeated actions. Here it tells us that the waiter habitually brings the bill. If you wanted to say “will bring the bill” as a one-time event, you would use the perfective przyniesie.
Why is rachunek in the accusative case?
Rachunek (bill/check) is the direct object of przynosić. In Polish, direct objects normally appear in the accusative case. Rachunek is a masculine inanimate noun, and its accusative singular form happens to be identical to its nominative: rachunek.
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