Word
To zadanie jest niemożliwe.
Meaning
This task is impossible.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Lesson
Questions & Answers about To zadanie jest niemożliwe.
What does To mean in this sentence, and is it the same to as in “to be”?
In To zadanie jest niemożliwe, To is a demonstrative pronoun meaning this. It modifies zadanie to form this task. It is not the infinitive marker to (“to be”); here it just points out which task we’re talking about.
Why is the verb jest used instead of jestem or są?
Jest is the 3rd person singular form of być (“to be”) used with a singular subject.
- jestem = I am (1st person singular)
- są = they are (3rd person plural)
Since zadanie (“task”) is singular, we use jest (“is”).
What case and gender is zadanie, and how do we know it’s the subject?
Zadanie is a neuter noun in the nominative singular case. Clues:
- It ends in -e, typical for many neuter nouns.
- It appears before the verb and agrees with the verb form jest as the subject.
Why does niemożliwe end with -e instead of -y or another ending?