Czy zwrot jest możliwy bez paragonu?

to be

Breakdown of Czy zwrot jest możliwy bez paragonu?

• czy: question marker
• bez: without
• paragon: the receipt

Questions & Answers about Czy zwrot jest możliwy bez paragonu?

What does czy do at the beginning of the sentence?

Czy is a yes/no question particle. It signals that the whole sentence is a question, like English Is... ?, Can... ?, or Do... ? depending on the context.

So:

• Zwrot jest możliwy bez paragonu. = A return is possible without a receipt.
• Czy zwrot jest możliwy bez paragonu? = Is a return possible without a receipt?

In this sentence, czy does not really need a direct English word-for-word translation. It just turns the statement into a question.

Why is it zwrot jest możliwy, not something like zwrot może być?

Both patterns are possible in Polish, but jest możliwy is a very common and natural way to say is possible.

• zwrot jest możliwy = the return is possible
• zwrot może być would mean something more like the return may be / can be, but it usually needs more context and sounds less standard here.

In signs, store language, and formal questions, jest możliwy is very natural.

Why is it możliwy and not możliwe or możliwa?