1. The locative case is used to describe the place of action.
  2. Nouns in the locative case most often occur as adverbials of place.
  3. In Polish, the locative case never occurs on its own; prepositional phrases are always used to describe a location.
  4. Hard stem nouns most often take the ending -e in the locative case, while soft stem nouns take -u. Nouns ending in k, g, ch also take the ending -u.

Odmiana rzeczowników: mianownik → miejscownik (Noun declension: nominative → locative)

mianownik (kto? co?)miejscownik  (o kim? o czym?)
ulica(mieszkam) na ulicy  ((I live) on the street )
dom(mieszkam) w domu ((I live) at home)
miasto(mieszkam) w mieście ((I live) in the city)
wieś(mieszkam) na wsi ((I live) in the countryside)
Europa(mieszkam) w Europie ((I live) in Europe)
Polska(mieszkam) w Polsce ((I live) in Poland)
Warszawa(mieszkam) w Warszawie ((I live) in Warsaw)

Exceptions!

  1. The form “we” is used instead of “w” when the combination w + word is difficult to pronounce, e.g. we Francji, we Włoszech.

Exercise 1: Rzeczowniki w miejscowniku

Instruction: Fill in the correct word.

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o pracy, w sklepie, w domu, na ulicy, we Włoszech, w Europie, We Francji, na wsi

1.
Rozmawiamy ....
(We are talking about work.)
2.
Mieszkamy ... Pomorskiej.
(We live on Pomorska Street.)
3.
Pizzę je się ....
(Pizza is eaten in Italy.)
4.
... jest wieża Eiffla.
(In France, there is the Eiffel Tower.)
5.
W weekend zostaję ....
(At the weekend I stay at home.)
6.
Moja mama jest ....
(My mum is in the shop.)
7.
Moi dziadkowie mieszkają ....
(My grandparents live in the countryside.)
8.
Polska leży ....
(Poland is located in Europe.)

Exercise 2: Multiple Choice

Instruction: Choose the correct solution

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