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### The Prefix wy-: Departing by Vehicle

Just as the prefix **przy-** indicates arriving, attaching **wy-** to a motion verb means moving *out* of or *away* from a place.

For departing by vehicle, use the perfective verb **wyjechać** (for completed departures) and its imperfective counterpart **wyjeżdżać** (for habitual or ongoing departures). 

When describing travel destinations, use the accusative case to show motion toward a place. Two common phrases are **w delegację** (on a business trip) and **za granicę** (abroad, literally "beyond the border").

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### Leaving on Foot

For going out or leaving a place on foot, use the imperfective verb **wychodzić** and its perfective counterpart **wyjść**. When stating the place you are leaving, use the preposition **z** (from/out of) followed by the genitive case, such as **z domu** (from the house) or **z biura** (from the office).

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### Departing by Air

For flights, add **wy-** to the base verb for flying to get **wylecieć** (to fly out / depart by plane).

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### Departure Nouns and Static Locations

The **wy-** prefix also creates nouns related to leaving. A trip or departure by vehicle is **wyjazd**, and an exit (leaving on foot) is **wyjście**.

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Notice the difference between *going* somewhere (motion) and *being* there (static). Use the accusative case for motion (**w delegację**, **za granicę**), but the locative (**w delegacji**) or instrumental (**za granicą**) for static locations.

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### Goodbyes and Moving Out

Before you leave, you might need to say goodbye. The reflexive verb **pożegnać się** means "to say goodbye", linking to the person you are leaving with the preposition **z** followed by the instrumental case.

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To describe moving out of a residence permanently, use the perfective reflexive verb **wyprowadzić się**.

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Departure verbs with wy- (wyjść, wyjechać)

adjective

adverb

conjunction

determiner

interjection

noun

numeral

particle

predicative

preposition

pronoun

proper noun

sentence

verb

This is (to jest)

The verb to be, singular (być)

Formal address (Pan, Pani)

Demonstrative pronouns (ten, ta, to)

Adjective agreement

Negation (nie)

Basic questions (czy, kto, co, gdzie, jak)

The verb to be, plural (być)

Present tense -m/-sz verbs

Reflexive verbs (się)

Coordinating conjunctions (i, a, ale)

Feminine direct objects (Accusative)

Inanimate direct objects (Accusative)

Animate masculine direct objects (Accusative)

Present tense verbs 2 (-ę, -isz / -ysz)

Expressing location (w, na)

Locative adjective agreement

Professions and nationalities (Instrumental)

Accompaniment (z + Instrumental)

Present tense verbs 3 (-ę, -esz)

Plural possessives (nasz, wasz)

Numbers 1 to 10

Genitive of possession

Genitive of negation

Lack or absence (nie ma)

Basic quantifiers (dużo, mało, trochę)

Liking things (podoba mi się)

Modal verbs (móc, musieć)

Subordinating conjunctions (bo, że)

Unidirectional motion verbs (iść, jechać)

Expressing age (mieć... lat)

Habitual motion (chodzić, jeździć)

Expressing destination (do)

Days of the week (poniedziałek, wtorek...)

Plural nouns for objects and animals

Plural nouns for people

Plural adjective agreement

Accusative object pronouns (go, ją, je...)

The past tense of to be (był)

Singular past tense (-łem, -łam...)

Expressing age (mieć + lata / lat)

Plural past tense (-li / -ły)

Perfective past tense

Future tense (będę + infinitive)

Age: one year (mieć rok)

Prices and currency (złoty, grosz)

Destination (na + accusative)

Non-masculine plurals (-e, -y, -i)

Instrumental pronouns (ze mną, z tobą)

To know (znać vs wiedzieć)

The future perfective tense

The imperative mood

Months of the year (styczeń, luty)

Greetings and farewells (dzień dobry, cześć)

Introducing yourself (mam na imię)

Thank you and sorry (dziękuję, przepraszam)

Left, right, up and down (po lewej stronie)

Parts of the body (ręka, noga)

Parts of the day (dzień, noc, południe)

What is it like? (jaki, jaka, jakie)

Speaking Polish (mówić po polsku)

Instrumental for adjectives (dobrym, dobrą)

Please do... (proszę + infinitive)

Interests (interesować się + Instrumental)

Can one? (można, trzeba, nie wolno)

By bus or by train (jechać autobusem)

Where are you from? (jestem z Polski)

Where exactly? (obok, przy, przed, za, pod, nad)

What time is it? (Która godzina?)

Not seeing her (go, jej, ich; niego, niej, nich)

When I have time (kiedy as a conjunction)

Irregular past stems (miał, mieli)

The verb 'iść' in the past (szedł, szli)

Imperfective future (będę odpoczywał)

Past aspect (robił vs zrobił)

Future aspect (będzie malował vs pomaluje)

Perfective motion with po- (pójść, pojechać)

Arrival verbs with przy- (przyjść, przyjechać)

The Vocative case (Panie, Mamo)

Plural possessives (moi, moje)

Reflexive possessive pronouns (swój)

Genitive plural of masculine nouns (-ów, -y, -i)

Genitive plural of feminine and neuter nouns

Genitive plural of adjectives (-ych, -ich)

Accusative plural of masculine personal nouns

Numbers 2, 3, and 4

Question	Answer
to leave / to go away (by vehicle)	wyjechać
business trip	delegacja
My brother recently left on a business trip.	Mój brat niedawno wyjechał w delegację.
border	granica
I know that she went abroad.	Wiem, że ona wyjechała za granicę.
to leave / to go away (by vehicle) (imperfective)	wyjeżdżać
I will be leaving the city early tomorrow.	Jutro wcześnie będę wyjeżdżać z miasta.
My sister usually leaves for a trip on the weekend.	Moja siostra zwykle wyjeżdża na wycieczkę w weekend.
to go out / to leave (on foot) (imperfective)	wychodzić
I am leaving the house because it is late.	Wychodzę z domu, bo jest późno.
Why do you always leave the office very late?	Dlaczego zawsze bardzo późno wychodzisz z biura?
to fly out / to depart (by plane)	wylecieć
They flew out to America yesterday evening.	Oni wylecieli do Ameryki wczoraj wieczorem.
I do not know when this plane departs.	Nie wiem, kiedy ten samolot wyleci.
departure / trip (going away)	wyjazd
The departure is at eight o'clock.	Wyjazd jest o ósmej.
Is this your first trip abroad?	Czy to twój pierwszy wyjazd za granicę?
exit / way out	wyjście
Excuse me, where is the exit from the hospital?	Przepraszam, gdzie jest wyjście ze szpitala?
There is no exit here.	Tutaj nie ma wyjścia.
My mother lives abroad now.	Moja matka mieszka teraz za granicą.
She is on a business trip now.	Ona jest teraz w delegacji.
to say goodbye	pożegnać się
I must say goodbye and leave right away.	Muszę się pożegnać i zaraz wyjść.
She said goodbye to my brother and left.	Ona pożegnała się z moim bratem i wyjechała.
to move out	wyprowadzić się
My son moved out a month ago.	Mój syn wyprowadził się miesiąc temu.
Why did he move out?	Dlaczego on się wyprowadził?
abroad (za granicą — location; za granicę — direction)	za granicą
My sister lives abroad.	Moja siostra mieszka za granicą.
We often go abroad.	Często wyjeżdżamy za granicę.

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