Po lekcji idę do domu.

I go home after class.

Breakdown of Po lekcji idę do domu.

• ja: I
• dom: the house
• iść: to go
• do: to
• po: after
• lekcja: the class

Questions & Answers about Po lekcji idę do domu.

Why is lekcji in this form, and what does po lekcji mean?

po is a preposition meaning after, and it governs the locative case. The noun lekcja (“lesson”) in the locative singular is lekcji, so po lekcji literally means after the lesson.

Why is domu used instead of dom, and what case is it?

The preposition do (“to”/“towards”) requires the genitive case. The base noun dom (“house”/“home”) in the genitive singular is domu, so do domu means to (the) home.

What is idę, and which tense and person is it?

idę is the first-person singular present tense of the verb iść (“to go on foot”). It means I am going (or in some contexts I will go in the near future).

Could I say Idę do domu po lekcji instead? Would that change the meaning?

Polish word order is quite flexible. Moving po lekcji to the end doesn’t change the basic meaning—I’m going home after class—though it may slightly shift the emphasis or rhythm of the sentence.

Why doesn’t Polish use any words for “the” or “a” in this sentence?

Polish has no articles. Definiteness or indefiniteness (the/a) is usually understood from context, so no extra word is needed here.

Why is lekcji singular? Can I say po lekcjach to mean “after classes”?

You could say po lekcjach (“after lessons”) if you specifically mean multiple lessons, but in everyday speech Poles often use po lekcji to mean “after my class” or “once classes are over.” For “after classes” in the sense of a schedule, it’s even more common to say po zajęciach, since zajęcia (“classes”) is a plural-only noun in Polish.

What’s the difference between iść (idę) and pójść (pójdę)? Could I say Po lekcji pójdę do domu?

iść is imperfective (process-oriented) and pójść is perfective (single, completed action).

• idę emphasises the ongoing action (I’m going / I go).
• pójdę emphasises the result or the fact that you will go (I will go).

So Po lekcji pójdę do domu is perfectly correct—it stresses that you will set off home after class—whereas Po lekcji idę do domu simply states that going home after class is what you’re doing.