To przetarcie jest małe.

to be

Breakdown of To przetarcie jest małe.

• to: this
• mały: small
• przetarcie: a worn patch

Questions & Answers about To przetarcie jest małe.

What does to mean here? Is it this, or is it just a filler word?

Here, to is the neuter singular demonstrative, so it means this.

It matches the noun przetarcie, which is neuter:

• ten for masculine nouns
• ta for feminine nouns
• to for neuter nouns

So:

• to przetarcie = this abrasion / this worn spot / this scuff

It is not just a filler word here.

Why is przetarcie treated as a neuter noun?

Because przetarcie is grammatically neuter. One clue is its ending: nouns ending in -e are very often neuter in Polish.

That matters because other words in the sentence have to agree with it:

• to is neuter singular
• małe is neuter singular

So the whole sentence is built around the fact that przetarcie is neuter.

Why is it małe, not mały or mała?