Breakdown of Mamy piękny taras, na którym rano pijemy kawę.
mieć
to have
pić
to drink
rano
in the morning
kawa
coffee
Questions & Answers about Mamy piękny taras, na którym rano pijemy kawę.
Why is it którym here instead of który?
Który means "which", but it has to change its ending to match the grammatical case. Since it follows the preposition na (on) describing a location, it requires the Locative case. Because it refers back to taras (a masculine noun), it takes the masculine Locative ending, becoming na którym.
Why doesn't taras change its ending after mamy? I thought the verb "to have" takes the Accusative case.
You are exactly right that mamy (we have) takes the Accusative case! However, taras (terrace) is a masculine inanimate noun (a thing, not a living being). For masculine inanimate objects, the Accusative form looks exactly the same as the basic Nominative dictionary form.
Does the adjective piękny also stay the same because of that?
Yes! Adjectives must match their noun in gender, number, and case. Since taras is in the Accusative masculine inanimate form, piękny (beautiful) also takes that exact same form, which happens to look identical to its dictionary form.
Is rano the same as "morning", and why doesn't it have a preposition before it?
In Polish, rano is used here as an adverb meaning "in the morning". Unlike English, you do not need a preposition like "in" or "at" here. The single word rano is all you need to express when the action happens.