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Why is it znalazłam and not znalazłem?
Because the verb is in the past tense, and in Polish past-tense forms show the gender of the speaker.
- znalazłam = I found (said by a woman)
- znalazłem = I found (said by a man)
So this sentence is being spoken by a female speaker.
Why is it w apteczce instead of w apteczka?
After the preposition w meaning in, Polish usually uses the locative case.
- basic form: apteczka = first-aid kit / medicine box
- locative after w: w apteczce = in the first-aid kit
So w apteczce literally means in the first-aid kit.
What does jakiś mean here?
Jakiś usually means some, some kind of, or a certain.
In this sentence, jakiś plaster means something like:
- some bandage
- some plaster
- some kind of plaster
It often suggests that the speaker is not being specific or doesn’t know exactly which one.
Does plaster in Polish mean the same as English plaster?