Breakdown of Czy pracujesz w tym pięknym mieście?
czy
[question particle]
ten
this (m)
pracować
to work
w
in / on (a day)
miasto
city
piękny
beautiful
Questions & Answers about Czy pracujesz w tym pięknym mieście?
Why do tym and pięknym both end in -ym?
The preposition w (in) requires the Locative case when describing a location. Because the base word miasto (city) is a neuter noun, the words describing it must take the neuter Locative ending, which is -ym.
Why does miasto change so drastically to mieście?
The Locative case often softens the consonants at the end of a noun. For miasto, the st changes to ść (written as ści before the -e ending). The vowel a also shifts to e, which is a common sound change in Polish.
What is the base form of tym?
Tym means "this" and its dictionary form is ten (masculine). However, because miasto is a neuter noun, the basic neuter form is to. In the Locative case, to changes to tym to match the noun.
Why isn't the word ty (you) used in this sentence?
Polish usually drops the subject pronouns like ty because the verb tells you who is doing the action. The -esz ending on pracujesz already makes it perfectly clear that "you" are the one working.
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