W apteczce znalazłam plaster, ale nie widzę maści na tę ranę.

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Breakdown of W apteczce znalazłam plaster, ale nie widzę maści na tę ranę.

• w: in
• ale: but
• nie: not

Questions & Answers about W apteczce znalazłam plaster, ale nie widzę maści na tę ranę.

Why is it w apteczce and not w apteczka?

Because po w meaning in usually takes the locative case when it refers to location.

• dictionary form: apteczka = first-aid kit
• locative singular: apteczce

So:

• w apteczce = in the first-aid kit

This is a very common pattern:

• w domu = in the house
• w szkole = at school
• w torbie = in the bag

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Why is it znalazłam?

Znalazłam is the past tense, 1st person singular, feminine form of znaleźć (to find).

It means I found, said by a woman.

Compare:

• znalazłam = I found (speaker is female)
• znalazłem = I found (speaker is male)

Polish past tense agrees with the speaker’s gender, which is something English does not do.

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Why is there no word for I in the sentence?

Because Polish often drops subject pronouns when they are clear from the verb form.

Both verbs already show who is speaking:

• znalazłam = I found
• widzę = I see

So ja is not needed. You could say Ja znalazłam..., but that would add emphasis, something like I found...

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