Questions & Answers about To właśnie jest mój problem.
What does to mean at the beginning of the sentence?
Here to is a demonstrative word meaning something like this or that.
In To właśnie jest mój problem, to points to a situation, issue, or thing already being discussed:
- To jest mój problem = This/That is my problem
- To właśnie jest mój problem = This/That is exactly my problem
A common mistake for English speakers is to think of to as the infinitive marker to in English, but it has nothing to do with that here.
Does to mean this or that?
It can mean either this or that, depending on context.
Polish to is often less specific than English this/that. English forces you to choose, but Polish often does not. So this sentence could be understood as:
- This is exactly my problem
- That is exactly my problem
The surrounding conversation tells you which one sounds more natural in English.
What does właśnie mean here?