Questions & Answers about Pracujemy w tym nowym sklepie.
Why do both tym and nowym end in -ym?
They are describing a masculine noun (sklep) in the Locative case. In Polish, when a masculine or neuter noun is in the Locative case, the adjectives and words like "this" that describe it take the -ym (or sometimes -im) ending.
The dictionary word for "shop" is sklep. Why does it change to sklepie here?
Because it comes after the preposition w (in), we have to use the Locative case. For many masculine nouns, the Locative ending is -e. However, adding -e often softens the last consonant of the word. Here, the hard p changes to a soft pi before the -e, making it sklepie.
Where is the word for "we" in this sentence?
In Polish, you rarely need to use subject pronouns like "we" (my) because the verb ending already tells you who is doing the action. The -my ending on pracujemy clearly means "we work".
Would the adjective ending change if we were talking about a feminine place, like a school (szkoła)?