Breakdown of Trzeba przejść przez most, żeby wejść do parku.
park
park
do
to
żeby
so that, in order to
przez
through, across
wejść
to come in, to enter
trzeba
one must, it is necessary (+ infinitive)
most
the bridge
przejść
to cross
Questions & Answers about Trzeba przejść przez most, żeby wejść do parku.
Is most in the Accusative case after przez? It looks exactly like the dictionary form.
Yes, it is! The preposition przez (through/across) always requires the Accusative case. Because most (bridge) is a non-living masculine noun, its Accusative form is identical to its basic dictionary form.
Why is the prefix we- in wejść instead of just w-?
The prefix for entering is usually w-, but attaching it directly to this verb root would create a cluster of consonants that is very hard to pronounce. To make it easier to say, Polish adds an e, making it we-. That is why we say wejść instead of wjść.
Why do we use do parku for entering instead of a Polish word for 'in'?
When talking about entering a place using a prefixed motion verb like wejść, Polish specifically requires the preposition do (to/into) followed by the Genitive case. So, the masculine noun park changes to its Genitive form, parku.
Why are both przejść and wejść in their infinitive (dictionary) forms here?
They are infinitives because of the specific words that trigger them. The impersonal word trzeba (one must / it is necessary to) is always followed by an infinitive. In the second part of the sentence, żeby means 'in order to', which also connects directly to an infinitive.
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