Breakdown of Ochrona środowiska jest dziś bardzo ważna.
być
to be
bardzo
very
ważny
important
dziś
today (short form of dzisiaj)
Questions & Answers about Ochrona środowiska jest dziś bardzo ważna.
Why is środowiska in the genitive case here?
It expresses the idea of 'protection of the environment'. In Polish, when you link two nouns this way, the second noun takes the genitive case. Since środowisko (environment) is a neuter noun ending in -o, its genitive form replaces the -o with -a, becoming środowiska.
Why does the sentence use the feminine adjective ważna instead of a neuter one to match środowisko?
The adjective ważna (important) describes the grammatical subject of the sentence, which is ochrona (protection). Since ochrona is a feminine noun, the adjective must be feminine too. The word środowiska just gives us more detail about what is being protected, but it isn't the subject.
Is there a difference between dziś and dzisiaj?
No, both mean 'today' and they are completely interchangeable. Dziś is just a shorter version that often flows a bit better in the middle of a sentence. You could safely swap it for dzisiaj here without changing the meaning.
Why is the word order ochrona środowiska instead of środowiska ochrona?
In English, we often put describing words first (like 'environmental protection'). In Polish, when you use a second noun in the genitive case to describe the first noun, the main noun almost always comes first. So, the natural order is literally 'protection of the environment'.