W lodówce mam szynkę, sałatę i trochę śmietany.

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Breakdown of W lodówce mam szynkę, sałatę i trochę śmietany.

• mieć: to have
• w: in
• i: and

Questions & Answers about W lodówce mam szynkę, sałatę i trochę śmietany.

Why is it w lodówce and not w lodówka?

Because w meaning in normally takes the locative case when it answers the question where?

• dictionary form: lodówka = fridge
• after w: w lodówce = in the fridge

So this is a case change, not a different word.

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Why is there no word for I? Why just mam?

In Polish, subject pronouns are often omitted when the verb already makes the subject clear.

• mam = I have
• masz = you have
• ma = he/she/it has

Because mam already clearly means I have, Polish usually does not need ja. You could say Ja mam, but that adds emphasis, something like I do have.

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