To jest mój ostatni dzień w nowej pracy.

to be

Breakdown of To jest mój ostatni dzień w nowej pracy.

• to: this
• mój: my
• nowy: new

Questions & Answers about To jest mój ostatni dzień w nowej pracy.

Why does the sentence start with To jest?

To jest means this is or it is in this kind of sentence.

• to = this / it
• jest = is

So To jest mój ostatni dzień... is a very natural way to say This is my last day...

In everyday Polish, people also often shorten it to To mój ostatni dzień w nowej pracy. Leaving out jest is common in informal speech.

Why is it mój ostatni dzień and not moje ostatnie dzień?

Because dzień is a masculine singular noun, and both mój and ostatni must agree with it.

So:

• dzień = masculine singular
• mój = masculine singular form of my
• ostatni = masculine singular form of last

Polish adjectives and possessive words change their form depending on the noun’s:

• gender
• number
• case

That is why you get:

• mój ostatni dzień not
• moje ostatnie dzień

Is dzień really masculine? It does not look very masculine to an English speaker.