To jest ich dom.

to be

Breakdown of To jest ich dom.

• dom: the house
• to: this
• ich: their

Questions & Answers about To jest ich dom.

Why is it to and not ten when dom is masculine?

In sentences of the pattern To jest X (This is X / That is X), to is a special neutral demonstrative pronoun that does not agree in gender with the noun that follows.

• To jest dom. – This is a house.
• To jest ich dom. – This is their house.

Even though dom is masculine, you still use to in this structure.
If you want the demonstrative to agree with dom, you change the structure:

• Ten dom jest ich. – This house is theirs.

Here ten agrees with dom (masculine), but notice the word order and structure are different.

Can I say Ten jest ich dom instead of To jest ich dom?

No, Ten jest ich dom is not correct Polish.

You have two main options:

1. To jest ich dom. – This is their house.
2. Ten dom jest ich. – This house is theirs.

In the second version you must keep dom after ten, because ten has to modify a noun (this house), not stand alone in this particular sentence.

What is the difference between To jest ich dom and Ten dom jest ich?