Breakdown of To jest ulica, gdzie musieliśmy się przeprowadzić.
to
this
być
to be
gdzie
where
ulica
street
musieć
to have to
przeprowadzić się
to move house
Questions & Answers about To jest ulica, gdzie musieliśmy się przeprowadzić.
How does gdzie work here, and could I use na którą instead?
In this sentence, gdzie acts as a relative pronoun connecting the two clauses, meaning 'where'. It is a simpler, very common alternative to using a preposition plus the pronoun który. Because you move 'onto' a street (na ulicę), you could grammatically say na którą musieliśmy się przeprowadzić, but using gdzie is often more natural for locations.
Why do we need the word się with przeprowadzić?
The verb przeprowadzić się is reflexive and specifically means to move your residence or relocate. If you drop the się, the verb przeprowadzić means to lead, guide, or escort someone across something, such as leading a person safely across the street.
Would the verb change if the speakers were a group of women?
Yes. The form musieliśmy uses the masculine personal ending, which indicates that the group of people moving includes at least one male. If it were a group consisting entirely of women, they would use the non-masculine personal form and say musiałyśmy.
Is the comma before gdzie strictly necessary?
Yes, Polish punctuation rules are very strict about this. You must always put a comma before a relative pronoun like gdzie, kiedy, or który when it introduces a new clause in a sentence.
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