Asking what something is like
asks for a quality — it expects an adjective as the answer, where kto and co expect a noun. English has no single word for it: what is it like?, what kind of? and which? all come out as jaki.what kind of, what ... like (asks for an adjective) jaki
It behaves like an adjective, so it agrees with the noun it asks about:
| form | example | |
|---|---|---|
| masculine | jaki | Jaki jest ten dom? |
| feminine | jaka | Jaka jest ta książka? |
| neuter | jakie | Jakie jest to dziecko? |
| What is this house like? — New. | Jaki jest ten dom? — Nowy. |
| What is this book like? — Very good. | Jaka jest ta książka? — Bardzo dobra. |
| What is this child like? — Small. | Jakie jest to dziecko? — Małe. |
Answering
The answer is a bare adjective in the same gender — no it is needed.
Asking about people
With a pronoun the question means what is he / she like?:
| What is she like? — Young and pretty. | Jaka ona jest? — Młoda i ładna. |
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