Breakdown of To święto jest ważne w naszej rodzinie, więc zapraszamy gości na imprezę.
być
to be
to
this
w
in
rodzina
the family
ważny
important
więc
so
zapraszać
to invite
impreza
the party
święto
the holiday
nasz
our
gość
the guest
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Questions & Answers about To święto jest ważne w naszej rodzinie, więc zapraszamy gości na imprezę.
Why is the demonstrative pronoun to used at the beginning of the sentence instead of ten or ta?
In Polish, demonstrative pronouns must agree in gender with the noun they refer to. The noun święto is neuter, so the correct neuter form is to rather than ten (masculine) or ta (feminine).
Why is the adjective ważne in the neuter form?
The adjective ważne agrees with święto, which is a neuter noun. Polish adjectives are inflected to match the gender, number, and case of the noun they modify, so the neuter form ważne is required here.
Why is the phrase w naszej rodzinie used with naszej instead of nasza?
The preposition w (in) in this context requires the locative case to indicate location. The noun rodzina (family) is feminine, and in the locative case it becomes rodzinie; consequently, the possessive adjective changes to its locative form naszej rather than the nominative nasza.
Why is gości used instead of goście in the sentence?
The noun gość (guest) is masculine and animate. In Polish, when dealing with animate masculine nouns, the accusative plural often takes a form different from the nominative plural—here, goście becomes gości. Since zapraszamy (we invite) governs an accusative object, gości is the correct form.
What role does więc play in this sentence?
Więc functions as a coordinating conjunction meaning so or therefore. It links the two parts of the sentence, indicating that the invitation to the party is a consequence of the importance of the celebration in the family.
Why is the subject we not explicitly mentioned in the clause zapraszamy gości na imprezę?
In Polish, verb conjugations clearly indicate the subject. The form zapraszamy is first-person plural, meaning we invite. Therefore, the subject my (we) is understood from the verb ending and is often omitted, which is a common feature in Polish.
How does the use of grammatical cases affect word order and clarity in this sentence?
Polish relies on cases to show the grammatical roles (such as subject, object, and location) of words. Even if the word order were rearranged, the case endings on nouns and adjectives clearly indicate their relationships in the sentence. In this example, święto is in the nominative (subject), gości is in the accusative (object), and rodzinie (from naszej rodzina) is in the locative (location), ensuring the meaning stays clear.