Po treningu boli mnie nadgarstek i mam małą ranę na ręce.

After training my wrist hurts and I have a small wound on my hand.

Breakdown of Po treningu boli mnie nadgarstek i mam małą ranę na ręce.

• ja: I
• mieć: to have
• mały: small
• i: and

Questions & Answers about Po treningu boli mnie nadgarstek i mam małą ranę na ręce.

Why is it po treningu and not po trening?

Because po meaning after takes the locative case in Polish.

• dictionary form: trening
• locative singular: treningu

So po treningu means after training / after the workout.

You will see the same pattern in:

• po pracy = after work
• po obiedzie = after lunch

Why does Polish say boli mnie nadgarstek?

This is the normal Polish pattern with boleć (to hurt).

Polish structures it like this:

• nadgarstek = the thing that hurts
• boli = hurts
• mnie = me

So the literal structure is the wrist hurts me, not I hurt wrist.

This is very natural in Polish:

• Boli mnie głowa = My head hurts
• Bolą mnie plecy = My back hurts

Why is there no word for my, like my wrist?