Salon optyczny jest tutaj.

to be

Breakdown of Salon optyczny jest tutaj.

• tutaj: here
• salon optyczny: the optician's shop

Questions & Answers about Salon optyczny jest tutaj.

What does salon optyczny mean literally, word by word?

Literally:

• salon = a salon, shop, or service establishment
• optyczny = optical / optician-related

So salon optyczny is literally optical salon/shop, and in natural English this is usually optician's or optical store.

A useful note: Polish salon does not only mean living room. In many contexts, it also means a business premises, like salon fryzjerski (hair salon).

Why is it optyczny and not optyczna or optyczne?

Because optyczny is an adjective that must agree with salon in:

• gender
• number
• case

Here, salon is:

• masculine
• singular
• nominative

So the adjective also takes the masculine singular nominative form:

• salon optyczny

If the noun changed, the adjective would change too. For example:

• apteka optyczna = optical pharmacy/store-type expression with a feminine noun
• sklepy optyczne = optical shops

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