Szew jest dobry.

to be

Breakdown of Szew jest dobry.

• dobry: good
• szew: a sewn seam

Questions & Answers about Szew jest dobry.

What does each word in Szew jest dobry mean?

• szew = seam, stitch, or sometimes suture depending on context
• jest = is
• dobry = good

So the sentence structure is literally Seam is good / The seam is good.

Why is there no word for the or a?

Polish does not have articles like English a or the.
So szew can mean:

• a seam
• the seam

You understand which one is meant from context.

Why is it dobry and not dobra or dobre?

Because szew is a masculine singular noun, and adjectives in Polish must agree with the noun in:

• gender
• number
• sometimes also case

The adjective dobry is the masculine singular form.

Compare:

• dobry szew = a good seam
• dobra książka = a good book
• dobre okno = a good window

What gender is szew, and how can I tell?