Word
Mój mąż jedzie na lotnisko, bo jest daleko.
Meaning
My husband is driving to the airport because it is far.
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Breakdown of Mój mąż jedzie na lotnisko, bo jest daleko.
być
to be
daleko
far
mój
my
na
on, at / to (motion toward) / for (a meal) / for (waiting for)
Questions & Answers about Mój mąż jedzie na lotnisko, bo jest daleko.
Why do we use jedzie instead of idzie in this sentence?
The verb jechać (here, jedzie) specifically means to go somewhere using a vehicle, like a car, bus, or train. Because the airport is far (daleko), he is driving or taking transit. If he were walking there on foot, you would use idzie. Both verbs describe a one-way trip happening right now.
Why does the sentence use na lotnisko instead of do lotniska to mean "to the airport"?
Normally, going "to" a building or city uses the preposition do. However, certain places like open spaces, islands, and transit hubs traditionally use na. Since an airport (lotnisko) is a large open transit area, you must use na.
If na lotnisko shows motion to a destination, why doesn't the word lotnisko change its ending?
It actually does change grammatically! The preposition na used for a destination requires the accusative case. However, lotnisko is a neuter noun because it ends in -o. For all neuter nouns, the accusative form is identical to the basic dictionary form, so it stays lotnisko.
Where is the word for "it" in bo jest daleko (because it is far)?