Ten bohater jest samotny.

to be

Breakdown of Ten bohater jest samotny.

• ten: this
• samotny: lonely
• bohater: the hero

Questions & Answers about Ten bohater jest samotny.

What exactly does ten mean here? Is it this, that, or the?

Ten is a demonstrative adjective meaning roughly this or that.

• Ten bohater = this/that hero (a specific one we have in mind).
• Polish has no article like the, so ten often covers part of what the does in English: it points to a particular, identifiable hero.

Context decides whether you translate it as this, that, or the in natural English.

Can I omit ten and just say Bohater jest samotny?

Yes, you can:

• Ten bohater jest samotny – This/that (specific) hero is lonely.
• Bohater jest samotny – The hero is lonely / A hero is lonely (more general or less pointed to one specific person).

So:

• With ten, you clearly signal a specific hero already known from context.
• Without ten, it can sound more generic, or like you’re describing a hero type in general, depending on context.

Why is the adjective samotny at the end and not before the noun, like samotny bohater?