Questions & Answers about Musimy iść jeszcze kawałek do muzeum.
What exactly does "jeszcze kawałek" mean here?
It literally means “still a little piece,” but with motion verbs it idiomatically means “a bit further / a little more (of a walk).” So jeszcze kawałek conveys “a short additional distance (to go).”
Why is it "iść" and not "pójść" or "chodzić"?
- iść (imperfective, one-direction, in progress): “to be going (on foot)” right now; here it means “we have to keep walking.”
- pójść (perfective): “to go (set off) once.” Musimy pójść do muzeum = “We need to go to the museum (at some point).”
- chodzić (imperfective, multi-directional/habitual): “to go (generally, habitually).” Not used for a specific ongoing trip like this.
Could I use "jechać" instead of "iść"?
Use jechać if you’re traveling by vehicle: Musimy jechać jeszcze kawałek do muzeum (“We have to drive/ride a bit further to the museum”). To stress arriving by vehicle, you can also use the perfective dojechać: Musimy jeszcze kawałek dojechać do muzeum.
What case is "muzeum" after "do"? It looks unchanged.
Do takes the genitive. The singular of muzeum happens to look the same in many cases (including genitive), so you see no change: do muzeum. In the plural you’ll see it change: do muzeów (“to the museums”).