Word
To jest duży supermarket.
Meaning
This is a big supermarket.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
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Questions & Answers about To jest duży supermarket.
What does to mean in To jest duży supermarket?
Here to means this or it in the sense of identifying something: This is a big supermarket.
In Polish, to is very commonly used in sentences of the pattern:
- To jest... = This is... / That is...
Examples:
- To jest dom. = This is a house.
- To jest Anna. = This is Anna.
A useful thing to remember: in this pattern, to does not change for gender the way adjectives do.
Why is it to, not ten?
Because to jest... is a fixed and very common way to identify something.
- To jest duży supermarket. = This is a big supermarket.
But ten is used directly with a masculine noun:
- ten supermarket = this supermarket
So you can also say:
- Ten supermarket jest duży. = This supermarket is big.
The difference is:
- To jest duży supermarket. → identifying what something is
- Ten supermarket jest duży. → talking about a specific supermarket
Why is the adjective duży and not some other form?