Breakdown of Ten jogurt jest trochę kwaśny, ale z miodem smakuje lepiej.
być
to be
smakować
to taste
lepiej
better
ale
but
Questions & Answers about Ten jogurt jest trochę kwaśny, ale z miodem smakuje lepiej.
What does ten mean here?
Ten means this.
It is the masculine singular nominative form of the demonstrative pronoun, and it agrees with jogurt.
Compare:
- ten jogurt = this yogurt
- ta kawa = this coffee
- to mleko = this milk
So English this has one form, but Polish changes it depending on gender.
Why is jogurt treated as masculine?
In Polish, every noun has a grammatical gender. Jogurt is masculine.
A very common pattern is:
- nouns ending in a consonant are often masculine
- nouns ending in -a are often feminine
- nouns ending in -o, -e, or -ę are often neuter
Since jogurt ends in a consonant, it is masculine, and that is why you get:
- ten jogurt
- kwaśny, not kwaśna or kwaśne
Why is it kwaśny?