Word
Podejrzany jest gdzieś w mieście.
Meaning
The suspect is somewhere in the city.
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Questions & Answers about Podejrzany jest gdzieś w mieście.
What does the -ś at the end of gdzieś do?
It turns the question word gdzie (where) into an indefinite word: gdzieś (somewhere). Adding -ś to question words is the standard way to create "some-" words in Polish, just like kto (who) becomes ktoś (someone).
Could I use gdziekolwiek instead of gdzieś in this sentence?
No, because it changes the meaning completely. Gdzieś means "somewhere" (a specific but unknown location). Gdziekolwiek means "anywhere" (it doesn't matter where). Since the police think the suspect is in a specific hidden spot, gdzieś is the correct choice.
Podejrzany looks like an adjective. Why is it used as a noun here?
Just like in English ("the suspect" or "the accused"), Polish often uses adjectives to represent a person. Podejrzany literally means "suspected", but here it stands alone as "the suspect". Keep in mind that even though it acts as a noun in the sentence, it still takes regular adjective endings when you use it in different cases.
Why does the word for city change to mieście?