Word
Ta przeglądarka działa wolno, ale wyszukiwarka znajduje dobre linki.
Meaning
This browser works slowly, but the search engine finds good links.
Part of speech
sentence
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Breakdown of Ta przeglądarka działa wolno, ale wyszukiwarka znajduje dobre linki.
ale
but
wolno
slowly
dobry
good
ta
this
Questions & Answers about Ta przeglądarka działa wolno, ale wyszukiwarka znajduje dobre linki.
Why is it ta przeglądarka and not tę przeglądarkę?
Because ta przeglądarka is the subject of the sentence: this browser.
- ta = feminine singular nominative
- przeglądarka = feminine singular nominative
In Polish, the subject normally appears in the nominative case.
You would use tę przeglądarkę if browser were a direct object, for example:
- Widzę tę przeglądarkę. = I see this browser.
So here, ta przeglądarka działa wolno means this browser works/runs slowly.
Why do both przeglądarka and wyszukiwarka use -arka and look so similar?
They look similar because they are built in a similar way and are both feminine nouns.
- przeglądać = to browse, to look through
przeglądarka = browser
- wyszukiwać = to search for
- wyszukiwarka = search engine
The ending -arka often appears in nouns naming a tool, device, or thing that performs some function. So to a learner, it can be useful to notice that both words are related in form, even though they mean different things.
Why is działa used here? Does it literally mean works?