Word
Dojechali do metra z lotniska.
Meaning
They drove to the subway from the airport.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
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Breakdown of Dojechali do metra z lotniska.
lotnisko
airport (n)
do
to
z
from (+ Genitive)
dojechać
to reach (by vehicle)
Questions & Answers about Dojechali do metra z lotniska.
What is the difference between jechali and dojechali?
Jechali is the basic verb meaning "they were driving." Adding the prefix do- focuses entirely on reaching a destination. It makes the verb perfective, so dojechali means they successfully completed the trip and arrived.
Why do both metro and lotnisko end in -a in this sentence?
Both the preposition do (to) and the preposition z (from) require the following noun to take the Genitive case. Since metro (subway) and lotnisko (airport) are both neuter nouns, their Genitive ending is -a, becoming metra and lotniska.
How would the verb change if the group driving was entirely female?
The verb would become dojechały. The -li ending in dojechali is the "masculine personal" form, used for groups that include at least one man. For groups of only women, children, or animals, you must use the -ły ending.
Why use the preposition z instead of od for "from the airport"?
In Polish, prepositions for going "to" and "from" a place act as set pairs. Because you normally travel na lotnisko (to the airport), the grammatical opposite is z lotniska (from the airport). You would only use od if you were returning from a person or the outside edge of a place.