Dokąd mam zanieść ten wniosek?

Dokąd asks about a destination: to where? / where to?

So in this sentence, Dokąd mam zanieść ten wniosek?, the speaker is asking where the document should be taken.

Compare:

• Gdzie = where? (location, being somewhere)
• Dokąd = where to? (movement toward a place)
• Skąd = where from? (movement away from a place)

Examples:

• Gdzie jest urząd? = Where is the office?
• Dokąd mam iść? = Where should I go?
• Skąd jesteś? = Where are you from?

Because zanieść involves movement to a destination, dokąd is the natural choice.

Literally, mam is the 1st person singular of mieć = to have.

But in Polish, mieć + infinitive often means something like:

• to be supposed to
• to have to
• to be meant to

So:

• Mam zanieść ten wniosek can mean I am supposed to take this application or I have to take this application.

In this sentence, mam does not mainly express possession. It expresses an obligation, instruction, or expectation.

This is very common in spoken Polish:

• Mam zadzwonić? = Am I supposed to call?
• Masz to zrobić dziś. = You are supposed to do it today.
• Mam tam iść? = Should I go there?

Zanieść means to take/carry something somewhere and successfully bring it to its destination.

It is a good choice for things like:

• a document
• a parcel
• a letter
• paperwork

So zanieść ten wniosek means something like take/deliver this application there.

It suggests a single completed action: you take the document and bring it where it needs to go.

Compare a few related verbs:

• nieść = to carry (imperfective, ongoing act of carrying)
• zanieść = to take/carry somewhere, complete the delivery (perfective)
• nosić = to carry around / carry repeatedly / wear
• przynieść = to bring here
• odnieść = to take back / take away / bring somewhere depending on context

In this sentence, zanieść fits because the question is about where the document should be delivered.

Yes, zanieść is perfective.

That matters because Polish aspect tells you how the speaker views the action:

• imperfective: ongoing, repeated, unfinished
• perfective: completed, one whole event

Here the speaker is asking about one specific task: delivering this particular application to the correct place. That is naturally viewed as a completed action, so zanieść works well.

A rough contrast:

• Dokąd mam nieść ten wniosek?
  This sounds more like Where am I carrying this application right now? or focuses on the process.
• Dokąd mam zanieść ten wniosek?
  This sounds like Where am I supposed to take/deliver this application?

So the perfective verb is the normal choice for an errand or task with a clear endpoint.

Yes, it is somewhat irregular, and learners often notice that.

The infinitive is zanieść, but it is related to nieść (to carry). Its forms do not behave like a simple regular verb stem.

Some useful forms:

• zanieść = infinitive
• zaniosę = I will take/carry
• zaniesiesz = you will take/carry
• zaniósł / zaniosła = he/she took/carried

So you cannot just take zanieść and predict all forms mechanically in the easiest way. It is worth learning it as a whole verb family.

Still, in your sentence, the infinitive is enough because it comes after mam:

• mam zanieść = I am supposed to take

Wniosek is a masculine singular noun, and here it is the direct object of zanieść.

The direct object normally goes into the accusative case.

For masculine inanimate nouns, the accusative singular is usually the same as the nominative singular. So:

• nominative: ten wniosek
• accusative: ten wniosek

That is why the form does not visibly change here.

If it were a feminine noun, you would often see a clearer change. For example:

• ta książka = this book
• mam zanieść tę książkę = I am supposed to take this book

So the case is accusative, but the form wniosek happens to look the same as nominative.

Ten means this and has to agree with the noun in:

• gender
• number
• case

Since wniosek is:

• masculine
• singular
• accusative (same form here as nominative because it is inanimate)

the correct form is ten.

A few comparison forms:

• ten wniosek = this application/request
• ta karta = this card
• to pismo = this document/letter

So ten is simply the correct agreeing form for wniosek.

Wniosek is a very common administrative word, but its English translation depends on context.

Possible meanings include:

• application
• request
• petition
• motion (especially in legal/official contexts)

In everyday office situations, application or request form is often the most natural translation.

Examples:

• wniosek o paszport = passport application
• złożyć wniosek = submit an application/request
• rozpatrzyć wniosek = consider/process an application

So although you may see one English gloss, it is useful to remember that wniosek is broader than just one fixed word.

Yes, Polish word order is fairly flexible, but not all versions sound equally natural.

The neutral, natural version is:

• Dokąd mam zanieść ten wniosek?

This puts the question word first, which is very standard.

Other orders are possible, but they may sound marked, more conversational, or more emotional:

• Ten wniosek dokąd mam zanieść?
  Stronger focus on this application
• Mam zanieść ten wniosek dokąd?
  Possible in speech, but less neutral; can sound surprised or impatient

So learners should usually stick with:

• Dokąd mam zanieść ten wniosek?

unless they have a specific reason to emphasize something.

It is fairly neutral.

Nothing in it is especially slangy or especially ceremonial. It would fit well in situations like:

• at an office
• at a university administration desk
• in a government building
• in a workplace

It sounds polite enough on its own, but if you want to be more polite, you could expand it:

• Przepraszam, dokąd mam zanieść ten wniosek? = Excuse me, where am I supposed to take this application?
• Czy może mi pan/pani powiedzieć, dokąd mam zanieść ten wniosek? = Could you tell me where I should take this application?

So the original sentence is natural and appropriate, especially when asking for directions in an official setting.

A simple learner-friendly guide:

• Dokąd ≈ DO-kont
• mam = mahm
• zanieść ≈ ZAH-nyeshch
• ten = ten
• wniosek ≈ VNYO-sek

A few useful pronunciation notes:

• ą is a nasal vowel. Before a consonant like d, it is often pronounced in a way that sounds close to on/om to English ears.
• ń is a soft n sound, a bit like the ny in canyon.
• ś is a soft sh-like sound.
• In wniosek, the w is pronounced like English v.

Polish stress is usually on the second-to-last syllable:

• dokąd
• zanieść
• wniosek

That will get you quite close.