Czy ten antyk jest drogi?

to be

Breakdown of Czy ten antyk jest drogi?

• czy: question marker
• ten: this
• drogi: expensive

Questions & Answers about Czy ten antyk jest drogi?

What does czy do in this sentence?

Czy is a question particle. It turns a statement into a yes/no question.

• Ten antyk jest drogi. = This antique is expensive.
• Czy ten antyk jest drogi? = Is this antique expensive?

Unlike English, Polish does not need to change the word order the way English does with is.

Why is it ten antyk and not to antyk?

Ten means this and agrees with the noun in gender, number, and case.

• antyk is masculine singular
• so the correct form is ten

Polish demonstratives change form:

• ten = this (masculine)
• ta = this (feminine)
• to = this (neuter)

So:

• ten antyk = this antique
• ta książka = this book
• to krzesło = this chair

A learner may know to as this/it is, but here to would not be the right demonstrative before antyk.

Why is drogi ending in -i?