Learn Polish: Mój fotel jest w dwudziestym drugim rzędzie. - My armchair is in the twenty-second row.

Mój fotel jest w dwudziestym drugim rzędzie.

My armchair is in the twenty-second row.

Breakdown of Mój fotel jest w dwudziestym drugim rzędzie.

second / the other (in 'one another')

Questions & Answers about Mój fotel jest w dwudziestym drugim rzędzie.

Why are both parts of the number in the locative case (dwudziestym drugim)?

In Polish compound ordinal numbers like 22nd, both parts decline like adjectives to match the noun they describe. Because the noun rzędzie (row) is in the locative case after the preposition w, both dwudziesty (twentieth) and drugi (second) must take the locative masculine endings, becoming dwudziestym drugim.

Why do the two numbers have different endings, -ym for dwudziestym and -im for drugim?

Even though they are in the same case (locative masculine), the ending depends on the last consonant of the word. Dwudziesty ends in a hard consonant sound before the ending, so it takes -ym. Drugi ends in g, and in Polish grammar, the letters k and g almost always require the -im ending instead.

The dictionary form of row is rząd. Why does it change so much to become rzędzie?

To form the locative case after the preposition w, masculine inanimate nouns like rząd usually take the ending -e. Adding this ending causes the final consonant d to soften into dzi. Additionally, this triggers a common vowel change in the middle of the word, swapping the ą for an ę.

Does really mean armchair here? Usually numbered rows are in a theater or airplane.