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Prepositions


Accusative Genitive Locative Instrumental Dative



To the prepositions bez, nad, od, pod, przed, przez, w and z an "e" is added, when they are followed by the pronouns mnie and mną and difficult consonant groups.

Accusative case:
They are used to express motion or aim towards a person or object.
Przez (meaning through, across, via) is always followed by the accusative.
Verbs that are followed by na, w, za, o or po are followed by the accusative case as well.

Genitive Case:
Here is a list of prepositions requiring this case when they specify the static position of two objects relative to each other:
blisko (near), daleko (far from), dokoła (around), koło (near), naprzeciw[ko] (opposite), niedaleko (near), obok (beside), poniżej (below), powyżej (above), spod (from near), u (at), w pobliżu (in the vicinity of), wewnątrz (inside), wsród (among), wszerz (along - width), wzdłuż (along - length), zewnątrz (outside), znad (from near)

These prepositions are always followed by the genitive case:
bez (without), dla (for), do (to, towards, into), mimo (despite), na kształk (in the shape of), od (from), podczas (during), prócz (apart from), w [prze]ciągu (in the course of), według (according to), wskutek (on account of), z (out of, from), z powodu (because of), za (as far back as), za pomocą (with the help of), zamiast (instead of)

Locative Case:
All prepositions of the locative case can be used with the accusative case to denote motion, except the preposition przy.
na (on, at, in – open area), o (about, concerning, at), po (along, after), przy (near, close to, by), w (in, inside - enclosed area)

Instrumental Case:
All prepositions following, can be used as well in the accusative case to denote motion, apart from z.
między (among, between), nad (above, over), pod (below, under), przed (in front of), z (with), za (behind, beyond).

Dative Case:
These prepositions require the dative:
dzięki (due to), ku (towards), precziw[ko] (against), wbrew (contrary to).
 


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