Ten sweter jest za ciasny.

to be

Breakdown of Ten sweter jest za ciasny.

• ten: this
• za: too
• sweter: the sweater

Questions & Answers about Ten sweter jest za ciasny.

Why does the sentence start with ten?

Ten means this and agrees with the noun sweter.

Because sweter is:

• masculine
• singular
• in the nominative case (the basic dictionary form, used here because sweter is the subject)

the correct form is ten.

Compare:

• ten sweter = this sweater
• ta koszulka = this T-shirt
• to ubranie = this piece of clothing / this garment

Why is it sweter, not swetr or something else?

Sweter is simply the Polish word for sweater. It is a masculine noun.

Its nominative singular form is sweter, and that is the form used here because it is the subject of the sentence:

• Ten sweter = this sweater

Other forms change depending on case, for example:

• Nie mam tego swetra = I don’t have this sweater
• Przyglądam się temu swetrowi = I am looking at this sweater

But in this sentence, the basic form sweter is correct.

Why is jest used here?