Ten krój jest dobry.

to be

Breakdown of Ten krój jest dobry.

• ten: this
• dobry: good
• krój: the cut of a garment

Questions & Answers about Ten krój jest dobry.

Why is it ten and not ta or to?

Because ten has to agree with krój in gender, number, and case.

• krój is masculine singular
• in the nominative singular, the masculine form of this is ten

So:

• ten krój = this cut/style
• ta would be for a feminine noun
• to would be for a neuter noun

This kind of agreement is very important in Polish.

How do I know that krój is masculine?

A very common clue in Polish is the noun ending.

• Most nouns ending in a consonant are masculine
• krój ends in a consonant sound, so it is masculine

That is why it takes:

• ten rather than ta or to
• dobry rather than dobra or dobre

So the sentence gives you two clues that krój is masculine: the demonstrative ten and the adjective dobry.

Why is the adjective dobry and not dobra or dobre?