Po prysznicu biorę ręcznik.

After the shower I take a towel.

Breakdown of Po prysznicu biorę ręcznik.

• ja: I
• po: after
• prysznic: the shower
• brać: to take

Questions & Answers about Po prysznicu biorę ręcznik.

Why is it po prysznicu and not po prysznic?

Because with the meaning after (something in time), the preposition po always takes the locative case.

• prysznic is the basic (dictionary) form.
• Its locative singular form is prysznicu.
• So po + prysznicu literally means after (the) shower.

If you use po with the accusative case, it has a different meaning: “for / in order to get”:

• Idę po ręcznik. – I’m going to get a towel.
• Idę po zakupy. – I’m going to do the shopping.

So:

• po prysznicu = after the shower (time)
• po ręcznik = (go) for a towel (to fetch it)

What case is prysznicu, and what does that ending show?