Bilet do kina jest tańszy od biletu do teatru.

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Breakdown of Bilet do kina jest tańszy od biletu do teatru.

• do: to
• kino: the cinema
• bilet: the ticket

Questions & Answers about Bilet do kina jest tańszy od biletu do teatru.

Why is tańszy used instead of bardziej tani?

In Polish, the comparative of tani is formed by adding the suffix -szy to the stem, giving tańszy, not bardziej tani. Using bardziej tani is considered pleonastic. Adjectives without a built-in comparative (e.g. interesujący) take bardziej (e.g. bardziej interesujący).

How do you pronounce the ń in tańszy?

The letter ń represents a palatal nasal [ɲ], similar to the “ny” in English “canyon.” Thus tańszy is pronounced approximately as [taɲʂɨ].

Why is od used after tańszy instead of niż?

Both od and niż can introduce the second element in a comparison. Niż is more common in formal or written contexts, while od is frequently used in everyday spoken Polish. Remember that od requires the following noun to be in the genitive case.

Why does bilet change to biletu after od?

The preposition od always governs the genitive case. Therefore bilet (nominative) becomes biletu (genitive singular).