Makaron jest już ugotowany, więc robię sos.

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Breakdown of Makaron jest już ugotowany, więc robię sos.

• być: to be
• więc: so
• robić: to make

Questions & Answers about Makaron jest już ugotowany, więc robię sos.

Why is makaron singular? In English we often think of pasta as an uncountable word.

In Polish, makaron is normally treated as a singular mass noun, much like English pasta. So Makaron jest już ugotowany is perfectly natural.

You would use plural only when talking about different kinds of pasta or separate items in some special context, for example:

• różne makarony = different types of pasta

So in this sentence, singular makaron is exactly what you would expect.

Why do we use jest here?

Jest is the 3rd person singular form of być = to be.

The subject is makaron, which is grammatically singular, so Polish uses:

• makaron jest = the pasta is

This works the same way as English is in The pasta is cooked.

What exactly does już mean here?

Już usually means already.

In this sentence, it shows that the cooking of the pasta has been completed by now:

• Makaron jest już ugotowany = The pasta is already cooked.

It often adds the idea of the situation has reached this point now.