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In Polish, the preposition po almost always takes the locative case when it means “after” (in time).
- po pracy = after work
- praca (work) → pracy (locative singular)
Using po pracę (accusative) would be wrong here; po + accusative is used in a different meaning (often “to go get something”), e.g.:
- Idę po chleb. – I’m going (in order) to get some bread.
Here we are talking about time after work, so po must be followed by the locative: po pracy.
Pracy is the locative singular form of the noun praca (work, job).
For many feminine nouns ending in -a, the locative singular is formed by changing -a to -e or -y/‑i. Here:
- nominative: praca – work
- locative: (po) pracy – after work
Other examples:
- szkoła → w szkole (at school)
- kawa → w kawie (in the coffee)