Na rogu ulicy jest bankomat.

to be

Breakdown of Na rogu ulicy jest bankomat.

• ulica: the street
• bankomat: the ATM
• na rogu: at the corner of

Questions & Answers about Na rogu ulicy jest bankomat.

Why is it na rogu, not na róg?

Because na can take different cases depending on the meaning.

Here it expresses location: on/at the corner, so na takes the locative case.

• róg = corner
• na rogu = on/at the corner

If there were movement toward the corner, you would use the accusative instead:

• Idę na róg ulicy. = I’m going to the street corner.

So in Na rogu ulicy jest bankomat, we are describing where something is, not where something is going.

Why is ulicy in that form?

Because ulicy is the genitive singular of ulica.

In Polish, when one noun is connected to another in a phrase like the corner of the street, the second noun is often put in the genitive:

• róg ulicy = the corner of the street
• literally: corner street-GEN

So:

• ulica = street
• ulicy = of the street

This is very common in Polish:

• drzwi domu = the door of the house
• środek miasta = the center of the city