Breakdown of Po wojnie przyszedł pokój.
przyjść
to come, to arrive
po
after; for (to fetch)
wojna
the war
pokój
peace (the opposite of war)
Questions & Answers about Po wojnie przyszedł pokój.
Why is the word order przyszedł pokój instead of pokój przyszedł?
In Polish, word order is flexible and is often changed for emphasis. Putting the subject pokój at the end of the sentence gives it more weight and creates a narrative focus, much like saying "there came peace" in English.
Why does the verb przyszedł use the masculine form if "peace" is an abstract concept?
Every Polish noun has a grammatical gender, whether it is a person, a physical object, or an abstract concept. Since pokój is a grammatically masculine noun, the past tense verb przyszedł must also be in the masculine singular form to match it.
Doesn't pokój usually mean "room"? How do I know it means "peace" here?
Yes, pokój is a homonym that means both "room" and "peace". You have to rely entirely on context. Because this sentence begins with Po wojnie (After the war), translating it as "peace" is the only logical choice.
Why is the word for war spelled wojnie instead of wojna here?
The preposition po, when used to mean "after" a specific time or event, requires the following noun to be in the Locative case. For the feminine noun wojna, the Locative case ending is -ie, which changes the word to wojnie.
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