Ta melodia jest spokojna.

to be

Breakdown of Ta melodia jest spokojna.

• ta: this
• spokojny: calm
• melodia: the melody

Questions & Answers about Ta melodia jest spokojna.

Why is it ta and not ten or to?

Because melodia is a feminine noun.

In Polish, words like this change depending on the gender of the noun:

• ten = masculine
• ta = feminine
• to = neuter

So:

• ta melodia = this melody

Why does spokojna end in -a?

Because adjectives in Polish have to agree with the noun they describe.

Since melodia is:

• singular
• feminine

the adjective also has to be:

• singular
• feminine

So you get:

• spokojny = masculine form
• spokojna = feminine form
• spokojne = neuter form

Here, spokojna matches melodia.

What case is ta melodia in?

It is in the nominative case because it is the subject of the sentence.

In Ta melodia jest spokojna:

• ta melodia = the thing being talked about
• jest spokojna = what is being said about it

The adjective spokojna is also in the nominative here, because it is a predicate adjective after jest.

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