Appendix:Polish prepositions used with place names
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The prepositions used with place names are somewhat irregular and depend on the type of place.
Going to a place
[edit]do group: Buildings, administrative regions, and most countries use the preposition do with a genitive.
- Idziemy do klubu.
- We're going to the club.
- Jadę na wycieczkę do Włoch.
- I'm going on a trip to Italy.
- Firma przeniosła centrum logistyczne do kujawsko-pomorskiego.
- The company moved its logistics centre to the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship.
na group: City districts and neighborhoods, islands, historical regions, venues such as stadiums, gyms or swimming pools and some countries close to Poland use the preposition na with an accusative.
- Idę na siłownię.
- I'm going to the gym.
- Rok temu pojechałem na Litwę.
- A year ago I went to Lithuania.
- Codziennie jeżdżę na Targówek.
- Every day I go to Targówek.
- Przeprowadziłem się na Śląsk.
- I moved to Silesia.
The countries that use na include: Białoruś, Litwa, Łotwa, Słowacja, Ukraina, Węgry. Historically, most of these were regions of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.
Happening at a place
[edit]The words in the do group use the preposition w with a locative. The words in the na group use na with a locative.
- Moja rodzina mieszka w opolsku.
- My family lives in the Opole Voivodeship.
- Urodziłem się na Białorusi.
- I was born in Belarus.