Jego samochód jest szybki.

to be

Breakdown of Jego samochód jest szybki.

• samochód: the car
• szybki: fast
• jego: his

Questions & Answers about Jego samochód jest szybki.

What does jego mean and how is it used?

jego is the third-person singular masculine possessive pronoun meaning his. It precedes the noun it modifies and—unlike most adjectives—remains jego in all genders, numbers, and cases (it’s indeclinable).

Why doesn’t jego change form to agree with samochód?

Possessive pronouns like jego, jej, and ich are indeclinable in Polish. The noun shows gender, number, and case, while jego stays the same regardless of that.

What case and gender is samochód in?

samochód is a masculine inanimate noun in the nominative singular. It’s the subject of the sentence, so it takes the nominative case.

Why does szybki end with -i instead of -y?

Adjectives in masculine nominative singular normally end in -y or -i. After the consonants k, g, ch, h (and a few others), the correct ending is -i, hence szybki.

Is the verb jest obligatory in this sentence?