Word
Ona jest dzisiaj u fryzjera.
Meaning
She is at the hairdresser's today.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Lesson
Questions & Answers about Ona jest dzisiaj u fryzjera.
Why do we use u here instead of w (in) to say she is at the hairdresser's?
In Polish, when you are at a person's place, house, or place of business, you use the preposition u (at) instead of w (in) or na (on/at). Since a hairdresser is a person, we say u fryzjera (at the hairdresser's) just like we would say u lekarza (at the doctor's) or u babci (at grandma's).
What case is fryzjera and what is its dictionary form?
The dictionary form (the basic Nominative case) is fryzjer. The preposition u always requires the noun following it to take the Genitive case. For masculine animate nouns like fryzjer, you form the Genitive by adding -a to the end, making it fryzjera.
What if the hairdresser is a woman? How would this sentence change?
A female hairdresser is fryzjerka. Because the preposition u forces the Genitive case, the feminine -a ending changes to -i. The sentence would become: Ona jest dzisiaj u fryzjerki.
Could dzisiaj go somewhere else in the sentence?