Questions & Answers about Znam drogę do szkoły.
Why do we use znam here instead of wiem?
In Polish, there are two common verbs for 'to know'. We use znać (which becomes znam here for 'I know') when we are familiar with a noun, like a person, a place, or a thing (like drogę). We use wiedzieć (wiem) when we know a fact or before a question word, like 'I know where the school is'.
Why does the word for 'way' change from droga to drogę?
The dictionary form is droga. However, because it is the direct object of the verb znam (the thing that you know), it must take the Accusative case. For feminine nouns ending in -a, this means changing the ending to -ę.
Why is it do szkoły and not do szkoła?
The preposition do (meaning 'to') always requires the noun that follows it to be in the Genitive case. For the feminine noun szkoła, the Genitive ending is -y, which gives us do szkoły.
Where is the word for 'I' in this sentence?
You don't need to use the word ja (I) here. In Polish, the verb ending usually tells you who the subject is. The -m at the end of znam already means 'I know', so adding the pronoun is unnecessary unless you really want to emphasize it.
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