"Who is over there?"

Translation: Kto tam jest?

[va-diim]

Clicking the words in this sentence translates both "over" and "there," separately, as „tam". How would you say "over there," as opposed to "there," in Polish?

[Jellei]

I don't see any option that would be natural in such a sentence and would denote the difference between "over there" and "there". In other contexts an a bit colloquial construction "o tam" could work. With pointing the direction with your finger.

[va-diim]

So the colloquial phrase "over there" is "o tam" in Polish? Samochód stał o tam. ?

[mitStrudel]

Could kto tam? work here?

[Jellei]

"Kto tam?" is the obvious, natural way of saying "Who's there?" when someone is knocking on your door, but I think that if the English sentence had "over there", it's not a good translation. As it generally only works when someone is knocking.

[Grodmannen]

What about "Kto jest tam"? Is that fine too?

[Jellei]

Yes, sounds okay.

[Baerchen_]

So what is exactly the difference between "Kto jest tam?" and "Kto tam jest?" ? Personally I would have chosen "Kto jest tam?" - as the questions are usually structered like that in the past lessons above.

[IvesAB]

I would like to know that as well. Maybe there is a difference on the emphasis? Idk

[va-diim]

Yes, the emphasis in Slavic languages is typically on the last word in the sentence. Kto jest tam? emphasizes "there."

[IvesAB]

Good to know. Thank you