Apteka jest czynna codziennie.

to be

Breakdown of Apteka jest czynna codziennie.

• codziennie: every day
• apteka: the pharmacy
• czynny: open

Questions & Answers about Apteka jest czynna codziennie.

Why is there no equivalent of the or a before apteka in the Polish sentence?

Polish does not have articles like the or a. A noun such as apteka stands on its own in the nominative case, and context tells you whether it’s definite or indefinite.

What case and grammatical role does apteka have here?

Apteka is in the nominative case. In Polish, the nominative marks the subject of the sentence—here, the thing that “is open.”

What is the function of jest, and can it ever be omitted?

jest is the third-person singular present of the verb “to be.” It links the subject (apteka) with the predicate adjective (czynna). On signs or in very short announcements, you can drop it:
• Apteka czynna codziennie
is perfectly normal.

Why is the word czynna used, and why does it end in -na?

czynna is an adjective meaning “open” in the sense of business hours. It ends in -na because it must agree in gender, number, and case with apteka, which is feminine singular nominative.

What part of speech is codziennie, and why isn’t there a preposition like w?