Questions & Answers about Lubię ten pokój, w którym czuć las.
Why do we use w którym instead of just który?
W którym translates to "in which". Because we are talking about being inside the room, we need the preposition w (in). After w, we must use the Locative case. Since pokój (room) is masculine, the relative pronoun który changes to its masculine Locative form, którym.
Why is the dictionary form czuć used here instead of a conjugated verb like czujesz?
In Polish, you can use the infinitive czuć as an impersonal expression to mean "one can smell" or "there is a smell of". It is a very common way to describe a scent in the air without needing to specify exactly who is smelling it.
I learned that czuć means "to feel". Does it also mean "to smell"?
Yes! Czuć is commonly used for both feeling and smelling. When used impersonally like in this sentence, or when referring to a scent like las (forest), it translates to "smell".
Both ten pokój and las are the objects of verbs. Why haven't their endings changed?
Both words are in the Accusative case because they are direct objects (of the verbs lubię and czuć). However, for masculine inanimate nouns (objects, not people or animals), the Accusative form looks exactly the same as the basic dictionary form.