Na koncercie na scenę wychodzą aktor i aktorka, a publiczność cicho czeka.

At the concert an actor and an actress walk onto the stage, and the audience waits quietly.

Breakdown of Na koncercie na scenę wychodzą aktor i aktorka, a publiczność cicho czeka.

• i: and
• na: at
• a: and
• czekać: to wait

Questions & Answers about Na koncercie na scenę wychodzą aktor i aktorka, a publiczność cicho czeka.

Why is it na koncercie and not w koncercie?

In Polish, na is often used with events, performances, and public gatherings:

• na koncercie – at the concert
• na urodzinach – at the birthday party
• na meczu – at the match
• na imprezie – at the party

Using w koncercie would sound wrong here. W is used more with enclosed spaces or physical interiors (e.g. w sklepie, w domu, w kinie). A concert is viewed as an event, not a container, so Polish uses na.

What case is koncercie and why is that case used?

Koncercie is in the locative singular case.

The preposition na can take:

• locative when it means on/at (location)
• accusative when it means onto (movement)

Here, na koncercie means at the concert (a static location), so na requires the locative case:

• koncert (nominative) → koncercie (locative)
• na koncercie = at the concert

Why is it na scenę and not na scenie?