Stąd do rynku jest blisko, więc możemy iść tędy pieszo.

From here to the market square it is close, so we can go this way on foot.

Breakdown of Stąd do rynku jest blisko, więc możemy iść tędy pieszo.

• być: to be
• iść: to go
• do: to
• więc: so

Questions & Answers about Stąd do rynku jest blisko, więc możemy iść tędy pieszo.

What does stąd mean, and how is it different from tu or tutaj?

Stąd means from here. It includes the idea of movement or starting point.

• tu / tutaj = here
• stąd = from here

So in this sentence, Stąd do rynku jest blisko means From here, it’s close to the market square.

Why is it do rynku? What case is rynku?

Do takes the genitive case, so rynek changes to rynku.

• dictionary form: rynek
• after do: do rynku

Here do rynku means to the market square / to the town square.

This is a very common pattern in Polish:

• do domu = to home / to the house
• do szkoły = to school
• do sklepu = to the shop

Does rynek mean market, or does it mean town square?

Very often rynek means the main square of a town or city, not just a place where people buy things.

So in many Polish contexts, rynek is better understood as:

• market square
• town square
• main square

A learner who translates it as just market may miss the cultural meaning.