Word
W hotelu była miękka kołdra, czyste prześcieradło i wygodny materac.
Meaning
In the hotel there was a soft duvet, a clean bedsheet, and a comfortable mattress.
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Breakdown of W hotelu była miękka kołdra, czyste prześcieradło i wygodny materac.
być
to be
w
in
i
and
wygodny
comfortable
Questions & Answers about W hotelu była miękka kołdra, czyste prześcieradło i wygodny materac.
Why is it w hotelu and not w hotel?
Because the preposition w meaning in normally takes the locative case when it describes location.
- hotel = dictionary form
- w hotelu = in the hotel
So -u is the locative singular ending here.
How does Polish express English there was / there were in this sentence? I do not see a word for there.
Polish usually does not use a dummy subject like English there.
English says:
- There was a soft duvet...
Polish simply says:
- Była miękka kołdra...
So the idea of there was / there were is expressed by był / była / było / były plus the rest of the sentence. The word order helps give that existential meaning.
Why is the verb była singular even though three things are listed?