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Questions & Answers about Wracamy ze szkoły.
Why is the word for "from" ze here instead of just z?
In Polish, the preposition z changes to ze when the next word starts with certain groups of consonants, like the "szk" in szkoły. This simply makes it easier to pronounce! Try saying "z szkoły" out loud and you will hear why the extra "e" is helpful.
Why does the word szkoła (school) change to szkoły?
The preposition ze (from) requires the noun that follows it to use the Genitive case. For feminine nouns that normally end in "-a", like szkoła, the Genitive case ending is usually "-y".
Where is the word for "we" (my) in this sentence?
Polish often drops subject pronouns like "I", "you", or "we" because the verb itself already shows who is doing the action. The "-my" ending on the verb wracamy tells us exactly that "we" are the ones coming back, so adding the word my is not needed.