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Po chorobie mój nos nadal jest czerwony, ale oczy wyglądają już lepiej.
Meaning
After the illness my nose is still red, but my eyes already look better.
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Breakdown of Po chorobie mój nos nadal jest czerwony, ale oczy wyglądają już lepiej.
być
to be
mój
my
lepiej
better
ale
but
Questions & Answers about Po chorobie mój nos nadal jest czerwony, ale oczy wyglądają już lepiej.
Why is it po chorobie? What case is chorobie?
Chorobie is in the locative singular.
The preposition po often takes the locative when it means after in a time sequence:
- po pracy = after work
- po obiedzie = after dinner
- po chorobie = after an illness / after the illness
The base form is choroba. Its locative singular is chorobie.
Why does Polish use po for after here?
Because po is the normal preposition for after when talking about something that happens following an event or period.
So:
- po chorobie = after the illness / after being sick
This is the standard Polish pattern. English uses after, but Polish often uses po + locative in these time expressions.
Why is it mój nos? Could you just say nos?