Nasza klasa jest na drugim piętrze.

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Breakdown of Nasza klasa jest na drugim piętrze.

• na: on
• nasz: our
• piętro: the floor

Questions & Answers about Nasza klasa jest na drugim piętrze.

What does klasa mean here: class or classroom?

It can mean either, depending on context.

In this sentence, because we are talking about a location — na drugim piętrze — English will often translate it as our classroom is on the second floor.

But klasa in Polish can also mean:

• a class of students
• a school year / form
• a classroom, in some contexts

If you want to be completely unambiguous, sala or sala lekcyjna is often clearer for classroom.

Why is it nasza and not nasz or nasze?

Because nasza has to agree with klasa.

Klasa is:

• singular
• feminine

So the possessive adjective our must also be:

• singular
• feminine

That gives nasza.

Compare:

• nasz dom = our house (dom is masculine)
• nasza klasa = our class/classroom (klasa is feminine)
• nasze okno = our window (okno is neuter)

Why is jest included? Can Polish leave it out?