Word
Ta zabawka leży pod stołem, bo maluch zostawił ją tam rano.
Meaning
This toy is lying under the table because the little one left it there in the morning.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
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Breakdown of Ta zabawka leży pod stołem, bo maluch zostawił ją tam rano.
stół
the table
rano
in the morning
bo
because
tam
there
Questions & Answers about Ta zabawka leży pod stołem, bo maluch zostawił ją tam rano.
What does ta mean, and why is it ta here?
Ta means this.
Polish demonstratives change to match the noun’s gender, number, and case.
Here, zabawka is:
- feminine
- singular
- nominative (because it is the subject)
So the correct form is ta zabawka.
Compare:
- ten stół = this table
- ta zabawka = this toy
- to okno = this window
Why is zabawka in the basic form?
Because zabawka is the subject of the first clause: it is the thing that is lying somewhere.
In Polish, subjects are normally in the nominative case, and the nominative singular form here is zabawka.
If it were a direct object, the form might change. For example:
- Widzę zabawkę = I see the toy
There, zabawkę is accusative, not nominative.
Why does Polish use leży here instead of just jest?