Samochód dobrze hamuje.

the car

Breakdown of Samochód dobrze hamuje.

• dobrze: well
• hamować: to brake; slow a vehicle

Questions & Answers about Samochód dobrze hamuje.

What case is samochód in here?

Samochód is in the nominative singular because it is the subject of the sentence — the thing doing the action.

• samochód = car
• nominative singular masculine inanimate

In this sentence, the car is the thing that brakes well.

What exactly is hamuje?

Hamuje is the 3rd person singular present tense form of the verb hamować.

So:

• hamować = to brake
• hamuję = I brake / am braking
• hamujesz = you brake
• hamuje = he/she/it brakes

Here it matches samochód, which is singular, so we use hamuje.

Why is it dobrze and not dobry?

Because dobrze is an adverb, and it modifies the verb hamuje.

• dobry = good (adjective, describes a noun)
• dobrze = well (adverb, describes an action)

So:

• dobry samochód = a good car
• samochód dobrze hamuje = the car brakes well

English does the same distinction: good vs well.

Does hamuje mean the car is braking right now, or that it brakes well in general?