Gramofon działa.

The gramophone works.

Breakdown of Gramofon działa.

• działać: to work
• gramofon: the record player; gramophone

Questions & Answers about Gramofon działa.

What does działa literally mean here?

Działa is the 3rd person singular present form of działać, which means to work, to function, or to operate.

So Gramofon działa can mean things like:

• The record player works
• The gramophone is working
• The gramophone functions

In everyday use, it often means that something is working properly, not broken.

Why is there no word for the in Gramofon działa?

Polish does not have articles like a or the.

So gramofon can mean:

• a gramophone
• the gramophone
• record player / the record player

You figure out which one is meant from the context.

That is very normal in Polish:

• Kot śpi = The cat is sleeping / A cat is sleeping
• Samochód stoi = The car is standing/parked

Why is there no subject pronoun like it?