Przepraszam, czy to jest twój samochód?

to be

Breakdown of Przepraszam, czy to jest twój samochód?

• to: this
• twój: your
• czy: question marker

Questions & Answers about Przepraszam, czy to jest twój samochód?

How do I pronounce Przepraszam, czy to jest twój samochód?

A practical approximation:

• Przepraszam: pshe-PRA-sham (the rz sounds like English zh in vision)
• czy: chy (like a soft ch, similar to the start of hue for many speakers)
• to: toh
• jest: yest (Polish j = English y)
• twój: roughly tfoo-y (one syllable, with w close to English v/w depending on accent; ój is like oy)
• samochód: sa-ma-HOOT (stress is usually on the second-to-last syllable: -chód)

What does czy do in this sentence?

czy is the most common word used to mark a yes/no question in Polish. It’s similar to English “is/are/do” inversion or “whether,” but in everyday speech it simply signals “this is a question.”

Why is there to in czy to jest…? What does to mean here?