Breakdown of To jest stanowisko, na którym musisz pracować w zespole.
to
this
być
to be
pracować
to work
w
in / on (a day)
Questions & Answers about To jest stanowisko, na którym musisz pracować w zespole.
Why do we use na którym instead of w którym when the translation is "in which"?
In Polish, you work "on" a position (pracować na stanowisku), rather than "in" it. The relative pronoun który (which) refers back to stanowisko (position), so it must pair with the preposition na. Because na indicating a location requires the Locative case, the neuter pronoun które becomes którym.
Why does the word zespół (team) change to zespole?
It is in the Locative case because it follows the preposition w (in). When adding the Locative ending -e, the core vowels and consonants in zespół shift: the ó changes back to a regular o, and the hard ł softens to an l, giving us w zespole.
Could I just say To stanowisko... and drop the word jest?
Yes, you can. In everyday Polish, the verb jest is frequently dropped in simple identification sentences starting with to (this/it). Both forms are perfectly correct, but dropping jest sounds very natural and concise.
How would I use this lesson's grammar to say "where you must work both independently and in a team"?