Breakdown of W torbie mam czystą pieluchę, bo dziś wracamy do domu późno.
ja
I
mieć
to have
dom
the house
w
in
Questions & Answers about W torbie mam czystą pieluchę, bo dziś wracamy do domu późno.
Why is it w torbie and not w torba?
Because the preposition w meaning in usually takes the locative case when it describes location.
- torba = bag
- w torbie = in the bag
So torbie is the locative singular form of torba.
Why does the sentence use mam?
Mam means I have. It is the 1st person singular form of mieć (to have).
So:
- mam = I have
In this sentence, the speaker is saying that they have a clean diaper in the bag.
Why is there no word for I in the sentence?
Polish often leaves out subject pronouns because the verb ending already shows who is doing the action.
- mam already means I have
- wracamy already means we are returning / we return
So ja and my are not necessary unless you want extra emphasis.
Why is it czystą pieluchę and not czysta pielucha?