Ten sweter jest cieplejszy niż tamten.

to be

Breakdown of Ten sweter jest cieplejszy niż tamten.

• ten: this
• niż: than
• sweter: the sweater

Questions & Answers about Ten sweter jest cieplejszy niż tamten.

Why does the sentence use ten and tamten?

They are demonstratives:

• ten = this
• tamten = that

In this sentence, both refer to a masculine singular noun, sweter, so they appear in the masculine singular form.

A useful thing to notice is that tamten at the end stands by itself, but it really means tamten sweter. Polish often leaves out a repeated noun when it is obvious from context.

Why is it ten sweter, not ta sweter or to sweter?

Because sweter is a masculine singular noun.

In Polish, words like this and that, and also adjectives, must agree with the noun in:

• gender
• number
• sometimes case

So with sweter, you get masculine singular forms:

• ten sweter
• tamten sweter
• cieplejszy sweter

If the noun were feminine, you would use ta and tamta instead.

Why is cieplejszy the form here?