Recepcja jest na parterze, obok wejścia.

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Breakdown of Recepcja jest na parterze, obok wejścia.

• na: on
• obok: next to
• wejście: the entrance

Questions & Answers about Recepcja jest na parterze, obok wejścia.

Why is it na parterze and not w parterze?

In Polish, floors of a building are usually expressed with na + the locative case.

So you say:

• na parterze = on the ground floor
• na pierwszym piętrze = on the first floor
• na drugim piętrze = on the second floor

Even though English often uses on for floors too, the important thing for a learner is that Polish normally uses na here, not w.

Why does parter change to parterze?

Because after na in this meaning, Polish uses the locative case.

The basic form is:

• parter = ground floor

After na, it becomes:

• na parterze

This is a normal case change. Many nouns change their endings in the locative.

Why is it obok wejścia and not obok wejście?