Word
Kupiłem mieszkanie na parterze, na którym jest bardzo cicho.
Meaning
I bought an apartment on the ground floor on which it is very quiet.
Part of speech
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Breakdown of Kupiłem mieszkanie na parterze, na którym jest bardzo cicho.
być
to be
bardzo
very
cicho
quietly
na
on, at / to (motion toward) / for (a meal) / for (waiting for)
Questions & Answers about Kupiłem mieszkanie na parterze, na którym jest bardzo cicho.
Why is it na którym here, and what word does it refer back to?
The word którym is the Locative form of the relative pronoun który (which). It is used after the preposition na. Here, it refers to parterze (ground floor), which is a masculine noun. Interestingly, even if it referred to the neuter noun mieszkanie (apartment), it would still be którym, because neuter and masculine nouns share the exact same Locative form!
Why do we say na parterze instead of w parterze?
In Polish, we always use the preposition na (on) when talking about floors and levels of a building. Just like in English you say on the ground floor, in Polish you say na parterze. This also applies to other floors, like na pierwszym piętrze (on the first floor).
Why does the sentence use the adverb cicho instead of the adjective ciche?
The phrase jest cicho is an impersonal construction meaning it is quiet. In Polish, when you describe the general atmosphere, environment, or weather without a specific subject, you use the verb być (to be) with the adverb form ending in -o, such as cicho, zimno, or ciemno.
Could I say Kupowałem instead of Kupiłem?