To jest miła niespodzianka.

to be

Breakdown of To jest miła niespodzianka.

• to: this
• miły: nice
• niespodzianka: the surprise

Questions & Answers about To jest miła niespodzianka.

What does to mean in this sentence?

Here to is a pronoun meaning something like this, that, or sometimes it, depending on context.

In To jest miła niespodzianka, it is used to identify or point to something:

• To jest... = This/That is...
• In natural English, this sentence is often rendered as This is a nice surprise or That’s a nice surprise

So to does not refer to a specific grammatical gender here. It is a very common neutral pointing word in Polish.

What does jest mean?

Jest means is.

It is the 3rd person singular present tense form of the verb być, which means to be.

So:

• to = this/that/it
• jest = is

Together, to jest means this is or that is.

Why is it miła and not miły?