Na boisku marznę, więc proszę córkę o koc.

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Breakdown of Na boisku marznę, więc proszę córkę o koc.

• więc: so
• córka: the daughter
• prosić o: to ask for

Questions & Answers about Na boisku marznę, więc proszę córkę o koc.

Why is it na boisku and not w boisku?

In Polish, na is used with many open, flat places like na boisku (on/at the pitch), na stadionie (at the stadium), na dworcu (at the station), na poczcie (at the post office).

W is more for enclosed spaces or interiors: w domu (in the house), w sklepie (in the shop), w szkole (in the school building).

So na boisku is the natural collocation: you’re on the playing field, not inside it, so na is used.

What case is boisku in, and why does it look like that?

Boisko is a neuter noun (dictionary form boisko). After na with a static location (answering “where?”), Polish uses the locative case.

Neuter nouns in the locative often end with -u or -e. Here:

• nominative (dictionary form): boisko
• locative: (na) boisku

So the form boisku is simply boisko in the locative case.

Why is there no ja (“I”) before marznę or proszę?