Biegamy coraz szybciej w parku.

We run faster and faster in the park.

Breakdown of Biegamy coraz szybciej w parku.

• w: in
• biegać: to run
• park: the park
• my: we
• coraz szybciej: faster and faster

Questions & Answers about Biegamy coraz szybciej w parku.

Why is there no explicit “we” in the sentence?

Polish is a pro‑drop language: the verb ending already shows person and number. The ending -my in biegamy means “we,” so my is optional. You can add My biegamy… to emphasize “we (as opposed to others).”

Does biegamy mean a habit, or can it also mean “we are running” right now?

Both are possible, but there’s a nuance:

• biegać (here: biegamy) usually describes habitual/regular action or running around in general.
• For a single, ongoing action (especially with a concrete direction), Poles often use biec: biegniemy = “we are running (now).” Examples:
• Co sobotę biegamy w parku. (Every Saturday we run in the park.)
• Teraz biegniemy w parku. (We are running in the park right now.)

What does coraz do, and why is it coraz szybciej (not “coraz bardziej szybko” or “coraz więcej szybko”)?

• coraz + comparative means “more and more ...”: coraz szybciej, coraz głośniej, coraz zimniej.
• Use coraz bardziej with adjectives/adverbs that don’t form a simple comparative: coraz bardziej zainteresowany, coraz bardziej ostrożnie.
• coraz więcej/mniej is for quantities/frequency: Coraz więcej biegamy = “We run more and more (often/longer).” So speed uses the comparative adverb: coraz szybciej, not “coraz bardziej szybko” or “coraz więcej szybko.”

What’s the difference between szybciej and szybszy?

• szybciej is a comparative adverb (“faster”) and modifies verbs: Biegamy szybciej (We run faster).
• szybszy/szybsza/szybsze is a comparative adjective (“faster”) and modifies nouns: szybszy biegacz (a faster runner). Superlatives: najszybciej (adv), najszybszy (adj).

Can I change the word order?

Yes. Polish word order is flexible; these are all natural, with slight differences in emphasis:

• Biegamy coraz szybciej w parku. (neutral)
• W parku biegamy coraz szybciej. (emphasizes the location)
• Coraz szybciej biegamy w parku. (emphasizes the increasing speed)

What case is w parku, and why?

w + locative is used for being “in/at” a place. park in the locative singular is parku, hence w parku = “in the park.”
For movement to the park, use do + genitive: do parku.
For movement from the park: z + genitive: z parku.

Why is it parku (with -u) and not something like parke?

Masculine nouns in the locative singular can take -e or -u; which one you use is largely lexical. park takes -u: w parku. Compare: w barze (bar), w domu (house), w lesie (forest). It’s best to learn the locative form with the noun.

Could I use other prepositions like po or na here?

• po
  • locative: Biegamy po parku = “We run around the park” (movement within/across the area).
• na is not used for “in (a) park.” You say w parku, not “na parku.”
  Note: na is idiomatic with some places (e.g., na stadionie, na boisku, na dworze).

How would I say “We are running faster and faster to the park”?

Use a directional preposition and the verb for an ongoing action: Biegniemy coraz szybciej do parku.

Any pronunciation tips for this sentence?

• w parku: the w is pronounced like v, but before voiceless p it devoices to an f sound, so you’ll hear “f parku.”
• szy in szybciej sounds like English “sh” plus a hard “y”: roughly “shy-.”
• c in coraz is “ts”: “TS-oraz.”
• j is like English “y” in “yes”: szybciej ~ “SHYB-chay.”
• Polish stress is on the second-to-last syllable of each word: bie-GA-my, co-RAZ, SZYB-ciej, PAR-ku.