Questions & Answers about To jest mój obowiązek, więc zrobię to dziś.
The two to words do different jobs.
- The first To means this/that/it in a general identifying sense:
To jest mój obowiązek = This/That is my duty / It is my duty - The second to is the object of zrobię:
zrobię to = I will do it
So even though both are spelled to, they are functioning differently in the sentence.
After to jest, Polish very often uses the nominative case when identifying something.
So:
- To jest mój obowiązek = This is my duty
Here:
- mój is nominative masculine singular
- obowiązek is nominative masculine singular
You may learn that after być (to be), Polish sometimes uses the instrumental case, especially in sentences like:
- Jestem nauczycielem = I am a teacher
But with the structure to jest..., nominative is very common and natural:
- To jest problem
- To jest mój obowiązek
- To jest dobra okazja