Stół jest przy oknie.

to be

Breakdown of Stół jest przy oknie.

• stół: the table
• okno: the window
• przy: by

Questions & Answers about Stół jest przy oknie.

What does the preposition przy mean in this sentence?

In Stół jest przy oknie, przy means “by,” “next to,” or “at” in the sense of proximity. It indicates the table’s location relative to the window.

Which grammatical case is used in przy oknie, and why?

The phrase przy oknie uses the locative case. Preposition przy always governs the locative when expressing a static location. The base noun okno (window) changes to oknie in this case.

Why is stół in its base form (nominative) here?

Because stół is the subject of the sentence. The verb jest (is) agrees with it in the third-person singular, so the noun remains in the nominative case.

Why do we use jest instead of another form of “to be”?

Jest is the third-person singular present tense of być (to be). Since stół is singular, we use jest. If the subject were plural, we would use są.

Could I say Stół stoi przy oknie instead, and what’s the difference?