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Questions & Answers about To jest wielki most.
What part of speech is to in To jest wielki most?
to is a demonstrative pronoun (invariable neuter form) used here as the grammatical subject of the copular construction “to jest …”.
Why is to in the neuter form when most (“bridge”) is masculine?
In the phrase to jest, to is part of a fixed expression and does not agree in gender with the predicate. It always remains neuter regardless of the noun that follows.
Can I use ten instead of to?
You cannot say “ten jest wielki most.” If you want to use ten (masculine “this”), you must change the word order to:
• Ten most jest wielki. (This bridge is big.)
Why is there no article before most?
Polish does not have definite or indefinite articles (no “a” or “the”). Whether a noun is definite or indefinite is understood from context, not from separate words.
Why wielki and not duży?
Both wielki and duży mean “big.”
• duży is the most neutral everyday word for “big.”
• wielki can sound more formal or convey a sense of “great” or “grand.”
You could perfectly say To jest duży most.
What grammatical case is wielki most in?
It’s in the nominative singular masculine. After the verb jest, the adjective+noun form the predicate nominative, so they stay in the nominative case.
Why doesn’t most have an ending?
most is a masculine inanimate noun. In the nominative singular, many such nouns consist of the bare stem with no additional ending.
Where does the stress fall in To jest wielki most?
Polish stress is almost always on the penultimate syllable. In wielki (two syllables: WIEL-ki), the stress is on WIEL. most is one syllable, so it simply carries its own stress.
Can you omit jest and just say To wielki most?
Yes. In casual speech you can drop the verb: To wielki most still means “This is a big bridge.” In formal or written Polish, however, it’s better to include jest.
Is Jest to wielki most also correct?
Absolutely. Jest to wielki most (“It is a big bridge”) is grammatically correct, slightly more formal or emphatic, but conveys the same meaning.