Breakdown of Codziennie stałem w korkach przez godzinę.
w
in / on (a day)
codziennie
every day
stać
to stand
godzina
hour; o'clock
przez
for (a period of time)
korek
traffic jam
Questions & Answers about Codziennie stałem w korkach przez godzinę.
Why is it godzinę and not godzina here?
When we use przez to express how long something lasts (duration), it must be followed by the Accusative case. Because godzina (hour) is a feminine noun ending in -a, it changes to -ę in the Accusative.
The word for traffic jams here is korkach. What is the base form of this word?
The dictionary form is korek, which literally means a cork or a bottle plug, but it is the standard Polish word for a traffic jam. Because you are standing in them, it requires the Locative case. The plural Locative ending is -ach, making it w korkach.
Why is the imperfective verb stałem used here?
The word codziennie (every day) shows that this was a repeated, routine action. In Polish, repeated or habitual actions always use the imperfective aspect, even if they happened for a specific, closed amount of time like an hour.
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