Nasz kot ucieka do sypialni, kiedy słyszy grzmot.

the cat

Breakdown of Nasz kot ucieka do sypialni, kiedy słyszy grzmot.

• do: to
• kiedy: when
• sypialnia: the bedroom

Questions & Answers about Nasz kot ucieka do sypialni, kiedy słyszy grzmot.

Why is it nasz kot and not nasza kot or nasze kot?

Because nasz must agree with the noun it describes.

• kot is masculine singular
• so the correct form is nasz

Compare:

• nasz kot = our cat
• nasza sypialnia = our bedroom
• nasze okno = our window

So the ending changes depending on the gender of the noun.

Why is it kot, not kota?

Here kot is the subject of the sentence, so it is in the nominative case.

• kot = nominative singular
• kota can be genitive or accusative, depending on context

In this sentence, the cat is the one doing the action:

• Nasz kot ucieka... = Our cat runs away...

So nominative kot is correct.

Why is it do sypialni and not do sypialnia?

Because the preposition do always requires the genitive case.

The noun is:

• sypialnia = bedroom

Its genitive singular form is:

• sypialni

So:

• do sypialni = to the bedroom / into the bedroom

This is a very common pattern in Polish:

• do domu = to the house
• do szkoły = to school
• do kuchni = to the kitchen