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Why is there no preposition before rano to say "in the"?
In Polish, the word rano (morning) also acts as an adverb meaning "in the morning". You don't need a preposition like w (in) to translate the English phrase; just saying rano on its own is enough.
Why doesn't jogurt change its ending? I thought it should be in the accusative case since it's the object.
It is in the accusative case! Jogurt is a masculine inanimate noun (a masculine thing, not a person or animal). For masculine inanimate nouns, the accusative case looks exactly the same as the basic dictionary form.
Jem comes from the verb jeść (to eat). Why doesn't it end in -ę like most "I" verbs?
Jeść is an irregular verb. Instead of the typical -ę ending for the "I" form, it belongs to a small group of verbs that end in -m (jem = I eat). Another common verb that does this is wiedzieć (to know), which becomes wiem.
Could I change the word order and say Jem jogurt rano?
Yes, you can. Polish word order is flexible. Putting rano at the beginning, like in Rano jem jogurt, slightly emphasizes that this is your morning routine. Saying Jem jogurt rano is also perfectly correct.