W lodówce jest jeszcze budyń czekoladowy, więc nie muszę dziś piec ciasta.

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Breakdown of W lodówce jest jeszcze budyń czekoladowy, więc nie muszę dziś piec ciasta.

• być: to be
• w: in
• nie: not

Questions & Answers about W lodówce jest jeszcze budyń czekoladowy, więc nie muszę dziś piec ciasta.

Why is it w lodówce and not w lodówka?

Because after w meaning in for a fixed location, Polish uses the locative case.

The dictionary form is:

• lodówka = fridge

But after w for location, it becomes:

• w lodówce = in the fridge

So this is a case change, not a different word.

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Does w always take the same case?

No. W can take different cases depending on meaning.

Here it means location, so it takes the locative:

• w lodówce = in the fridge

With movement into something, Polish often uses a different construction, very commonly do + genitive:

• do lodówki = into/to the fridge

So the case depends on whether you are talking about where something is or where something is going.

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Why doesn’t Polish use a word like there in there is?

Because Polish does not need a dummy subject like English there.

A sentence like:

• W lodówce jest budyń

literally looks more like:

• In the fridge is pudding

but it functions as normal Polish for There is pudding in the fridge.

So jest often covers the idea of there is, especially when a location is given.

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