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Why is it w biurze and not w biuro?
Because after w meaning in for a fixed location, Polish uses the locative case.
- dictionary form: biuro = office
- locative singular: biurze
So:
- w biurze = in the office
If you said w biuro, it would be ungrammatical in standard Polish for this meaning.
What case is biurze?
Biurze is the locative singular form of biuro.
This is a very common pattern in Polish:
- w domu = in the house
- w sklepie = in the shop
- w biurze = in the office
The locative is used after certain prepositions, especially when talking about location, such as w, na, o, przy.
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