Breakdown of Nie mogę dojść z ronda do przystanku.
nie
no / not
móc
to be able to
do
to
z
from (+ Genitive)
dojść
to reach (on foot)
rondo
roundabout
przystanek
bus stop
Questions & Answers about Nie mogę dojść z ronda do przystanku.
Why do we use dojść here instead of iść or pójść?
The prefix do- on a motion verb emphasizes reaching a specific destination. While iść means the general action of walking and pójść means "to go" or "to set off", dojść specifically focuses on successfully making it all the way to a point. Since the sentence is about the ability to successfully get from point A to point B on foot, dojść is the exact verb you need.
Why is it z ronda do przystanku? Do both prepositions use the same case?
Yes, both z (when it means "from" or "out of") and do (meaning "to") require the Genitive case here. It is a very common pattern in Polish to pair these two prepositions together to express moving "from [point A] to [point B]".
I know the dictionary word is rondo. Why does it end in -a here?
Because it must be in the Genitive case after the preposition z. rondo is a neuter noun, and neuter nouns that end in -o change their ending to -a in the Genitive singular.
Why does przystanek turn into przystanku? Where did the e go?
przystanek (bus/tram stop) takes the -u ending because it is a masculine inanimate noun in the Genitive case (following the preposition do). The e disappears because it is a "fleeting e". In many Polish nouns ending in -ek, the e drops out entirely whenever you add a grammatical ending.
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