Word
Czyje to pudełko leży na stole?
Meaning
Whose box is lying on the table?
Part of speech
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Questions & Answers about Czyje to pudełko leży na stole?
What does the word czyje mean, and why is it czyje (not czyj or czyja) here?
Czyje means whose. It behaves like an adjective and agrees in gender and number with the noun it modifies. Pudełko is neuter singular, so you must use the neuter form czyje.
- Masculine singular: czyj (czyj samochód?)
- Feminine singular: czyja (czyja książka?)
- Neuter singular: czyje (czyje pudełko?)
- Plural masculine personal: czyi (czyi koledzy?)
- Other plurals: czyje (czyje klucze?)
Is czyje related to the yes/no question particle czy?
No. They just look similar. Czy introduces yes/no questions (e.g., Czy masz czas?). Czyj/czyja/czyje is the interrogative pronoun meaning whose and declines like an adjective.
What does to do in to pudełko?
To is the neuter demonstrative this/that. In to pudełko, it works like a determiner: this/that box. It points to a specific visible box. Polish has no articles, so to is not an article; it’s a demonstrative.
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