Breakdown of Mama usiadła przy drzwiach i pomogła córce zawiązać sznurówki.
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Usiadła is the past tense, feminine singular form of usiąść, which means to sit down.
So here it tells us that:
- the action happened in the past,
- the subject is feminine,
- and the subject is one person.
Because mama is grammatically feminine, the verb must match it:
- usiadł = he sat down
- usiadła = she sat down
Also, usiąść / usiadła is perfective, so it describes a completed action: she sat down (not just was sitting).
Because przy takes the locative case.
The noun drzwi changes in the locative:
- nominative: drzwi
- locative: drzwiach
So:
- przy drzwiach = by / near / at the door
This is a very useful pattern to remember:
- przy stole = at the table
- przy oknie = by the window
- przy drzwiach = by the door