Word
Ciasto jest drogie.
Meaning
The cake is expensive.
Part of speech
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Pronunciation
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Questions & Answers about Ciasto jest drogie.
What is jest and what does it mean?
Jest is the 3rd person singular present form of być (to be). It corresponds to English is.
What part of speech is ciasto?
Ciasto is a noun. In this sentence it stands in the nominative singular and means cake (or dough).
What gender, number, and case is ciasto in?
Ciasto is neuter gender, singular number, in the nominative case. Polish nouns change form based on gender, number, and case.
Why does drogie end with -ie instead of -y?
Adjectives in Polish agree with the noun’s gender, number, and case. The base adjective is drogi. Because ciasto is neuter singular nominative, drogi takes the neuter singular nominative ending -ie, giving drogie.
How does adjective agreement work in Polish?
Polish adjectives change their endings to match the noun’s:
• Gender: masculine / feminine / neuter
• Number: singular / plural
• Case: nominative, accusative, etc.
So drogi (expensive) → drogie for a neuter noun in nominative singular.