Word
Student idzie na spotkanie.
Meaning
The student is walking to a meeting.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Student idzie na spotkanie.
iść
to go
na
on, at / to (motion toward) / for (a meal) / for (waiting for)
student
student (m)
spotkanie
meeting (n)
Questions & Answers about Student idzie na spotkanie.
Why do we use idzie here instead of another word for 'going'?
Idzie comes from the verb iść, which specifically means 'to go on foot' in one single direction. Because the student is currently walking to the meeting, we use idzie. If he were driving or taking the bus, we would use a form of jechać.
Why use the preposition na for 'to' instead of do?
When you are going to an event, activity, or gathering like a meeting (spotkanie), a party, or a concert, Polish uses the preposition na. You typically use do when going inside a physical building or to a city.
Is the word spotkanie changing its ending here?
No, it looks exactly like its dictionary form. Even though the preposition na combined with motion requires the Accusative case, spotkanie is a neuter noun (it ends in -e). Neuter nouns have the exact same form in both the Nominative (basic dictionary form) and Accusative cases.
Can student mean a child going to primary school?
No. In Polish, student exclusively means a university or college student. For a primary or high school pupil, you would use the word uczeń.