Questions & Answers about Pchli targ jest dziś otwarty.
Why is it pchli targ? What exactly is pchli?
Pchli is an adjective meaning flea- or literally of fleas. It comes from pchła (flea), but the form is irregular enough that it does not look very transparent to learners.
So pchli targ is the normal Polish expression for flea market.
Literally, it is something like flea market, just as in English.
A few useful points:
- targ = market
- pchli agrees with targ
- together they form a fixed, common expression: pchli targ
What case is targ in here?
Targ is in the nominative singular.
That is because it is the subject of the sentence:
- Pchli targ = the flea market
- jest dziś otwarty = is open today
So the basic structure is:
- [subject] + [jest] + [adjective]
Since targ is masculine singular nominative, the adjective otwarty is also masculine singular nominative.
Why is it otwarty and not some other form like otwarta or otwarte?