The Preposition "Po" (After and Around)
The preposition po takes the Locative case and has two primary meanings:
- Time: "After" an event or activity.
- Space: Moving "around" a place or "on" a surface.
Use po to talk about actions that happen after a specific situation, meeting, or routine event.
| We will talk after the conversation with the boss. | Porozmawiamy po rozmowie z szefem. |
| What do you do after classes? | Co robisz po zajęciach? |
Moving Around with "Po"
With verbs of motion, po describes movement that is scattered or covers an area, rather than heading in a straight line. It typically translates to moving "around" a place.
| They wandered around the mountains alone. | Wędrowali sami po górach. |
This naturally pairs with verbs like oprowadzać (to show around).
| to show around | oprowadzać |
| The teacher is showing these tourists around the museum. | Nauczyciel oprowadza tych turystów po muzeum. |
When describing movement across a specific physical surface, such as the ground or grass, po translates closer to "on."
| You must not walk on the grass! | Nie wolno chodzić po trawie! |
Bringing It Together
Because both meanings use the exact same grammar, they are often used together in a single sentence to explain what you did after an event and where you did it.
| After this conversation, she walked around the park alone. | Po tej rozmowie spacerowała sama po parku. |
| After work, we wander around the park. | Po pracy wędrujemy po parku. |
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