Dzisiejszy bieg w parku był krótki.

Today’s run in the park was short.

Breakdown of Dzisiejszy bieg w parku był krótki.

• być: to be
• w: in
• park: the park
• krótki: short

Questions & Answers about Dzisiejszy bieg w parku był krótki.

Why is it dzisiejszy and not some other form of today’s?

Dzisiejszy is the adjective meaning today’s or of today. It has the ending -y because it agrees with bieg, which is:

• masculine
• singular
• nominative (the subject of the sentence)

In Polish, adjectives must match the noun they describe in gender, number, and case.

So:

• dzisiejszy bieg = today’s run

If the noun were feminine, neuter, or plural, the adjective would change form.

What case is bieg in here?

Bieg is in the nominative case because it is the subject of the sentence.

The basic structure is:

• Dzisiejszy bieg w parku = the subject
• był krótki = what is being said about the subject

So the sentence literally works like:

• Today’s run in the park was short

Why is it w parku and not w park?