Po pracy odbieram córkę z przedszkola.

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Breakdown of Po pracy odbieram córkę z przedszkola.

• po: after
• praca: the work
• z: from

Questions & Answers about Po pracy odbieram córkę z przedszkola.

What does po pracy mean in this sentence?

It means after work.

• po = after
• pracy = the form of praca (work) used after po

So Po pracy is a very common Polish phrase meaning after work.

Why is it pracy and not praca?

Because po in the sense of after normally takes the locative case.

• basic form: praca = work
• locative singular: pracy

So:

• praca = work
• po pracy = after work

This is something you will see often in Polish: a preposition changes the case of the noun after it.

What does odbieram mean here?

Here odbieram means I pick up or I collect.

In this sentence, it is the natural verb for picking up a child from kindergarten, school, daycare, and so on.

So:

• odbierać / odebrać = to pick up, collect, receive
• odbieram córkę z przedszkola = I pick up my daughter from kindergarten

It is more specific than just take.

Why is it córkę and not córka?