Las jest piękny.

to be

Breakdown of Las jest piękny.

• piękny: beautiful
• las: the forest

Questions & Answers about Las jest piękny.

Why is there no word for the or a in Las jest piękny?

Polish does not use articles at all. There is no direct equivalent of English the, a, or an.

So Las jest piękny can mean:

• The forest is beautiful.
• A forest is beautiful.
• Forest is beautiful. (in a more general, poetic sense)

The exact meaning (definite or indefinite) is understood from context, not from a separate word.

What grammatical information is contained in the word las here?

In Las jest piękny, the word las is:

• a noun
• masculine gender
• singular
• in the nominative case (the “dictionary form” and the form used for the subject)

Basic forms of las:

• nominative singular: las – forest
• nominative plural: lasy – forests

Here las is the subject of the sentence: The forest is beautiful.

Why is the adjective piękny and not piękna or piękne?