Breakdown of Rano prowadzę syna do przedszkola, a córkę odbiera później moja siostra.
Questions & Answers about Rano prowadzę syna do przedszkola, a córkę odbiera później moja siostra.
Because they are in the accusative case, not the dictionary form.
In this sentence, syna and córkę are the direct objects of the verbs:
- prowadzę syna = I take/escort my son
- odbiera córkę = my sister picks up my daughter
Their base forms are:
- syn → syna in the accusative singular
- córka → córkę in the accusative singular
This is very common in Polish: the form of a noun changes depending on its role in the sentence.
Because the preposition do requires the genitive case.
So:
- przedszkole = preschool/kindergarten (dictionary form, nominative)
- do przedszkola = to the preschool (genitive after do)
Polish prepositions often determine the case of the noun that follows them. Here, do expresses movement toward a place, so do przedszkola means to preschool or to the kindergarten.