Questions & Answers about Gdzie jest mój hotel i gdzie jest mapa?
Why do we use the basic Nominative case for hotel and mapa here instead of the Instrumental case after jest?
When jest (is) connects a person or thing to a location, or simply asks where it exists, Polish uses the basic Nominative case. You generally only use the Instrumental case with jest for describing what something is, like stating someone's profession or saying 'A is a B'.
Why is the word for 'my' written as mój here instead of moja?
Mój is the masculine form of 'my', which correctly matches the masculine noun hotel. Because mapa (map) is a feminine noun, if you wanted to say 'my map', you would have to switch to the feminine form and say moja mapa.
Is it necessary to repeat gdzie jest in the second half of the sentence?
It is not strictly necessary. Just like in English, you could simplify it to Gdzie jest mój hotel i mapa? (Where is my hotel and map?). However, repeating gdzie jest is very common in Polish, sounds completely natural, and helps make the question a bit clearer or more emphatic.
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