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### What a Spectacle! (*Jaki* and *Taki*)

When you want to exclaim "What a...!" or "Such a...!" about a person or thing, use **jaki** or **taki**. Because these words describe nouns, they act like adjectives. This means they must change their endings to match the gender, number, and case of the noun phrase they modify.

Notice how the ending changes: **jakie** for a neuter noun like **widowisko** (spectacle), and **jaki** for a masculine noun like **akrobata** (acrobat).

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You use **taki** (such a) in exactly the same way to emphasize the degree or quality of a noun.

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### So High, So Fast (*Jak* and *Tak*)

If you want to exclaim about an action (a verb) or a description of an action (an adverb), you cannot use **jaki** or **taki**. Instead, use the invariable adverbs **jak** (how...!) and **tak** (so...). Because they modify verbs or adverbs, they never change their form.

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You will frequently use both types of modifiers side-by-side to describe an intense situation—using **jak** for the verb, and a form of **taki** for the noun!

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### Taking It to the Extreme

You can use **tak** to express that an action or a state is happening to such a high degree that it causes a specific result. Pair **tak** (so) with words like **że** (that) or **dlatego** (that's why) to introduce the consequence.

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Exclamations (taki vs. tak)

adjective

adverb

conjunction

determiner

interjection

noun

numeral

particle

predicative

preposition

pronoun

proper noun

sentence

verb

This is (to jest)

The verb to be, singular (być)

Formal address (Pan, Pani)

Demonstrative pronouns (ten, ta, to)

Adjective agreement

Negation (nie)

Basic questions (czy, kto, co, gdzie, jak)

The verb to be, plural (być)

Present tense -m/-sz verbs

Reflexive verbs (się)

Coordinating conjunctions (i, a, ale)

Feminine direct objects (Accusative)

Inanimate direct objects (Accusative)

Animate masculine direct objects (Accusative)

Present tense verbs 2 (-ę, -isz / -ysz)

Expressing location (w, na)

Locative adjective agreement

Professions and nationalities (Instrumental)

Accompaniment (z + Instrumental)

Present tense verbs 3 (-ę, -esz)

Plural possessives (nasz, wasz)

Numbers 1 to 10

Genitive of possession

Genitive of negation

Lack or absence (nie ma)

Basic quantifiers (dużo, mało, trochę)

Liking things (podoba mi się)

Modal verbs (móc, musieć)

Subordinating conjunctions (bo, że)

Unidirectional motion verbs (iść, jechać)

Expressing age (mieć... lat)

Habitual motion (chodzić, jeździć)

Expressing destination (do)

Days of the week (poniedziałek, wtorek...)

Plural nouns for objects and animals

Plural nouns for people

Plural adjective agreement

Accusative object pronouns (go, ją, je...)

The past tense of to be (był)

Singular past tense (-łem, -łam...)

Expressing age (mieć + lata / lat)

Plural past tense (-li / -ły)

Perfective past tense

Future tense (będę + infinitive)

Age: one year (mieć rok)

Prices and currency (złoty, grosz)

Destination (na + accusative)

Non-masculine plurals (-e, -y, -i)

Instrumental pronouns (ze mną, z tobą)

To know (znać vs wiedzieć)

The future perfective tense

The imperative mood

Months of the year (styczeń, luty)

Greetings and farewells (dzień dobry, cześć)

Introducing yourself (mam na imię)

Thank you and sorry (dziękuję, przepraszam)

Left, right, up and down (po lewej stronie)

Parts of the body (ręka, noga)

Parts of the day (dzień, noc, południe)

What is it like? (jaki, jaka, jakie)

Speaking Polish (mówić po polsku)

Instrumental for adjectives (dobrym, dobrą)

Please do... (proszę + infinitive)

Interests (interesować się + Instrumental)

Can one? (można, trzeba, nie wolno)

By bus or by train (jechać autobusem)

Where are you from? (jestem z Polski)

Where exactly? (obok, przy, przed, za, pod, nad)

What time is it? (Która godzina?)

Not seeing her (go, jej, ich; niego, niej, nich)

When I have time (kiedy as a conjunction)

Irregular past stems (miał, mieli)

The verb 'iść' in the past (szedł, szli)

Imperfective future (będę odpoczywał)

Past aspect (robił vs zrobił)

Future aspect (będzie malował vs pomaluje)

Perfective motion with po- (pójść, pojechać)

Arrival verbs with przy- (przyjść, przyjechać)

Departure verbs with wy- (wyjść, wyjechać)

The Vocative case (Panie, Mamo)

Plural possessives (moi, moje)

Reflexive possessive pronouns (swój)

Genitive plural of masculine nouns (-ów, -y, -i)

Genitive plural of feminine and neuter nouns

Genitive plural of adjectives (-ych, -ich)

Accusative plural of masculine personal nouns

Question	Answer
what a ...! (exclamatory)	jaki
impressive	imponujący
spectacle	widowisko
What an impressive spectacle!	Jakie imponujące widowisko!
circus	cyrk
The circus is such an impressive spectacle!	Cyrk to takie imponujące widowisko!
acrobat (m)	akrobata
What a brave acrobat!	Jaki odważny akrobata!
so (to such a degree)	tak
to balance	balansować
He balances on the rope so carefully!	On tak ostrożnie balansuje na linie!
to risk	ryzykować
acrobat (f)	akrobatka
How she risks! She is such a brave acrobat!	Jak ona ryzykuje! To taka odważna akrobatka!
fall	upadek
A fall is such a terrible risk!	Upadek to takie straszne ryzyko!
impossible	niemożliwy
They do such impossible things!	Oni robią takie niemożliwe rzeczy!
This acrobat balances too high!	Ten akrobata balansuje zbyt wysoko!
bravo	brawo
Bravo! I would like to see such a circus again.	Brawo! Chciałbym znowu zobaczyć taki cyrk.
The acrobat whom we are watching jumps so high!	Akrobatka, którą oglądamy, skacze tak wysoko!
What an impressive jump! How did he do it?	Jaki imponujący skok! Jak on to zrobił?
They risk so much, that's why I am closing my eyes!	Oni tak bardzo ryzykują, dlatego zamykam oczy!
This is so impossible that I am screaming!	To jest tak niemożliwe, że aż krzyczę!
Bravo! What an amazing spectacle!	Brawo! Jakie niesamowite widowisko!
The acrobat is jumping so high! Such a fall is dangerous!	Akrobata skacze tak wysoko! Taki upadek jest niebezpieczny!
possible	możliwy
Is that even possible?	Czy to w ogóle możliwe?
It is possible, but hard.	To jest możliwe, ale trudne.
wonderful, magnificent	wspaniały
What a magnificent show!	Jakie wspaniałe widowisko!
It was a wonderful journey.	To była wspaniała podróż.
funny, amusing	zabawny
This acrobat is very funny.	Ten akrobata jest bardzo zabawny.
He told funny stories.	Opowiadał zabawne historie.
possibility (f)	możliwość
I have the possibility of working abroad.	Mam możliwość pracy za granicą.
I see only one possibility.	Widzę tylko jedną możliwość.
wonderfully, great	wspaniale
You look great today!	Wyglądasz dziś wspaniale!
It's wonderful that you are with us!	Wspaniale, że jesteś z nami!
funny, ridiculous (laughable)	śmieszny
Your question is ridiculous.	Twoje pytanie jest śmieszne.
He wears a funny hat.	On nosi śmieszną czapkę.

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