Breakdown of W niedzielę idziemy do kościoła.
iść
to go
w
in / on (a day)
do
to
niedziela
Sunday
kościół
church
Questions & Answers about W niedzielę idziemy do kościoła.
Why is it w niedzielę instead of the locative case?
When talking about days of the week, Polish uses w plus the accusative case to mean 'on a certain day'. Since niedziela (Sunday) is a feminine noun, its accusative form ends in -ę, making it w niedzielę.
Does this sentence mean we go to church every Sunday, or just this coming Sunday?
Because it uses the singular w niedzielę and the verb idziemy (a one-time, direct motion verb), this actually means 'We are going to church this Sunday'. If it were a weekly habit, a Polish speaker would use the habitual verb and plural day: w niedziele chodzimy do kościoła.
Why does the word kościół change to kościoła?
The preposition do (meaning 'to' or 'into') always requires the following noun to be in the genitive case. For the masculine noun kościół, the genitive ending is -a. Notice that the vowel ó also changes to a regular o in the middle of the word.
Why do we use do here instead of na to say 'to'?
For enclosed buildings and institutions like kościół (church), szkoła (school), or sklep (shop), Polish uses do when you are traveling there. You generally use na when going to open spaces (like a square or island) or specific events (like a concert or meeting).
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