Breakdown of Dziś opiekunka odbiera córkę z przedszkola.
dziś
today
z
from
córka
the daughter
odbierać
to pick up
Questions & Answers about Dziś opiekunka odbiera córkę z przedszkola.
Why is córka written as córkę here?
Because córkę is in the accusative case, which is the case usually used for the direct object of the verb.
The base form is córka = daughter.
In this sentence, the daughter is the person being picked up, so Polish changes the form:
- córka → nominative, dictionary form
- córkę → accusative
This is very common with feminine nouns ending in -a:
- kobieta → kobietę
- mamа → mamę
- córka → córkę
Why is it z przedszkola and not z przedszkole?
The preposition z meaning from/out of requires the genitive case.
So:
- przedszkole = nominative, dictionary form
- z przedszkola = genitive after z
This pattern is very common:
- z domu = from the house/home
- ze szkoły = from school
- z biura = from the office
- z przedszkola = from kindergarten
So the ending changes because the preposition controls the case.
Why is opiekunka not changed, even though she is doing the action?