To miasto jest duże.

to be

Breakdown of To miasto jest duże.

• to: this
• miasto: the city
• duży: great

Questions & Answers about To miasto jest duże.

What exactly does to mean in this sentence?

In To miasto jest duże, to is a demonstrative word that usually corresponds to English this or that.

So the whole sentence is like This/That city is big.

Here, to:

• points to a specific city (maybe one both speakers can see or know about), and
• agrees in gender with miasto (which is neuter).

For neuter nouns in the nominative (dictionary form), the demonstrative is to:

• ten – masculine
• ta – feminine
• to – neuter

Because miasto is neuter, you must say to miasto, not ten miasto or ta miasto.

Why is it miasto and not miasta or miastu here?