Questions & Answers about Późna kolacja smakuje dobrze.
Późna means “late” (it’s the feminine singular nominative of późny).
• ó is pronounced /u/ (like “oo” in “food”).
• ś is a soft /ś/ (similar to “sh” in “she,” but lighter).
Stress in Późna falls on the penultimate syllable: PÓ-źna.
Kolacja is a feminine noun in the nominative singular.
• Ending -a marks it as feminine.
• The nominative case is used for the subject of the sentence (here, “dinner” is the thing doing the tasting).
Use jest (“is”) + adjective:
Późna kolacja jest dobra.
Here dobra is the feminine nominative singular of dobry, matching kolacja.
Polish stress is almost always on the penultimate syllable. Approximate pronunciation:
• Późna – PÓ-źna (ˈpuʑ.na)
• kolacja – ko-LA-cja (koˈlat͡sja)
• smakuje – sma-KU-je (smaˈkujɛ)
• dobrze – DO-brze (ˈdɔb.ʐɛ)
The verb smakować often takes a dative object—“something tastes to someone.” To specify the experiencer, add a dative pronoun:
• Późna kolacja mi smakuje – “Late dinner tastes good to me.”
• Późna kolacja smakuje mi dobrze – literally “tastes to me well.”
Omitting the pronoun makes the statement general.