Verbs (Czasowniki)

List of prepositions and cases which they require

Below you can see which case is used after given preposition. Some prepositions can connect with more than one case. Click the preposition to see examples.

Genitive Case

Use Genitive Case after the prepositions listed below:

Polish	English
bez(e)	without
blisko	near, close
dla	for (the good of)
do	to, up to, until
dookoła, naokoło, wokół	(all) around
koło	around, about
obok	next to, alongside
od(e)	from, away from, than
oprócz	besides, except
podczas	during
pośród, wśród	among
(po)mimo	despite
naprzeciw(ko)	across from, opposite
spośród	from among, out of
u	at (someone's), near
według	according to
wobec	in the face of, regarding
wskutek	as the result of
z(e)	out of, from, down from, off, because of
spod	from below, from under
sprzed	from in front
znad	from above
zza	from behind
spomiędzy	from among
zamiast	instead of

Dative Case

Use Dative Case after the prepositions listed below:

Polish	English
dzięki	thanks to, due to
przeciw(ko)	against
wbrew	despite

Accusative Case

Use Accusative Case after the prepositions listed below:

Polish	English
przez(e)	through, via, during
w(e)	into
na	onto, to
po	for, after (to get someone), up to
o	against, for (as in fight for)
pod	to under, beneath, below
za	behind, in back of, for

Instrumental Case

Use Instrumental Case after the prepositions listed below:

Polish	English
poza	apart from, beyond
z(e)	with
pod(e)	under, below
przed(e)	to before, in front of
nad	to over, above, on top of
za	to behind, in back of
między	to between

Locative Case

Use Locative Case after the prepositions listed below:

Polish	English
przy	during, at, next to
w(e)	in, at
na	on, at
po	after, over (the surface of)
o	about, at (a time), with (a feature)

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Cases after Prepositions

Prepositions followed by Genitive Case

List of prepositions and cases which they require

Below you can see which case is used after given preposition. Some prepositions can connect with more than one case. Click the preposition to see examples.

Genitive Case

Use Genitive Case after the prepositions listed below:

Polish	English
bez(e)	without
blisko	near, close
dla	for (the good of)
do	to, up to, until
dookoła, naokoło, wokół	(all) around
koło	around, about
obok	next to, alongside
od(e)	from, away from, than
oprócz	besides, except
podczas	during
pośród, wśród	among
(po)mimo	despite
naprzeciw(ko)	across from, opposite
spośród	from among, out of
u	at (someone's), near
według	according to
wobec	in the face of, regarding
wskutek	as the result of
z(e)	out of, from, down from, off, because of
spod	from below, from under
sprzed	from in front
znad	from above
zza	from behind
spomiędzy	from among
zamiast	instead of

Dative Case

Use Dative Case after the prepositions listed below:

Polish	English
dzięki	thanks to, due to
przeciw(ko)	against
wbrew	despite

Accusative Case

Use Accusative Case after the prepositions listed below:

Polish	English
przez(e)	through, via, during
w(e)	into
na	onto, to
po	for, after (to get someone), up to
o	against, for (as in fight for)
pod	to under, beneath, below
za	behind, in back of, for

Instrumental Case

Use Instrumental Case after the prepositions listed below:

Polish	English
poza	apart from, beyond
z(e)	with
pod(e)	under, below
przed(e)	to before, in front of
nad	to over, above, on top of
za	to behind, in back of
między	to between

Locative Case

Use Locative Case after the prepositions listed below:

Polish	English
przy	during, at, next to
w(e)	in, at
na	on, at
po	after, over (the surface of)
o	about, at (a time), with (a feature)

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After reading this book you will be able to decline any noun in the Polish language. This book also contains exercises with answers, which will help you practice what you learn.

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Cases after Prepositions

Prepositions followed by Genitive Case

Grammar

Grammar

List of prepositions and cases which they require

Genitive Case

Dative Case

Accusative Case

Instrumental Case

Locative Case

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Cases - Noun Declension

List of prepositions and cases which they require

Genitive Case

Dative Case

Accusative Case

Instrumental Case

Locative Case

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Cases - Noun Declension