Słońce jest już nisko, więc idę do domu.

The sun is already low, so I am going home.

Breakdown of Słońce jest już nisko, więc idę do domu.

• ja: I
• być: to be
• dom: the house
• iść: to go

Questions & Answers about Słońce jest już nisko, więc idę do domu.

Why is it Słońce and not some other form?

Słońce is the dictionary form of the noun słońce (sun), and here it is the subject of the sentence, so it stays in the nominative case.

A few useful things to notice:

• słońce is a neuter noun
• many neuter Polish nouns end in -e or -o
• because it is singular and nominative, the form is simply słońce

So in Słońce jest już nisko, słońce is just the sun as the subject.

Why is jest used here? Can Polish leave out to be?

Here jest means is.

So:

• Słońce jest już nisko = The sun is already low

In standard Polish, jest is normal and expected here. Polish sometimes drops to be in more informal, poetic, or headline-like language, for example:

• Słońce już nisko

That can sound more compressed or literary, but for a learner, Słońce jest już nisko is the safest and most standard version.

Why is it nisko and not niskie?