Breakdown of Po kolacji chodziliśmy sami po podwórku.
chodzić
to walk
sam
alone / himself (emphatic) / pure / nothing but
kolacja
the supper / dinner (evening meal)
po
along, on (a surface)
podwórko
the yard
Questions & Answers about Po kolacji chodziliśmy sami po podwórku.
Why is the word po used twice here, and does it mean the same thing both times?
It is used for two different meanings, though both require the Locative case here! In po kolacji, it means "after" an event. In po podwórku, it means walking "around" an area or surface.
Both kolacji and podwórku are in the Locative case after po. Why do they have different endings?
They belong to different noun groups. Kolacja (dinner) is a feminine noun ending in -cja, which changes to -cji in the Locative. Podwórko (yard) is a neuter noun ending in -o, which changes to -u.
Why use chodziliśmy instead of szliśmy for "we walked"?
Chodzić is a verb for undirected or repeated motion. You use it when walking around aimlessly, like wandering around a yard. Szliśmy would mean you were walking in one specific direction toward a destination.
Why does the word for "alone" take the form sami here?
Sami is the masculine personal plural form. This tells us that the "we" group walking in the yard included at least one male. If the group was made up entirely of women, children, or animals, it would be same.
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