Questions & Answers about To ćwiczenie jest łatwe.
What does To mean here?
It’s the demonstrative pronoun/determiner meaning roughly this (and often also that in casual use). Because the noun ćwiczenie is neuter, the matching demonstrative is to. So To ćwiczenie = This exercise.
Why is it to ćwiczenie and not ten/ta ćwiczenie?
Polish demonstratives agree with the noun’s gender:
- ten = masculine
- ta = feminine
- to = neuter Since ćwiczenie is neuter, you use to: to ćwiczenie. In the plural you’d use te: te ćwiczenia.
What gender and case is ćwiczenie here?
Neuter, nominative singular. In this sentence it’s the subject. Nouns in -nie (formed from verbs) are typically neuter.
Why is it łatwe and not łatwy or łatwa?
Adjectives must agree with the noun. Ćwiczenie is neuter, so the nominative singular adjective is łatwe.
Why not łatwo?