Breakdown of Ten wilgotny próg był bardzo śliski.
być
to be
ten
this (m)
bardzo
very
śliski
slippery
próg
the threshold
wilgotny
damp / moist
Questions & Answers about Ten wilgotny próg był bardzo śliski.
What is the exact difference between wilgotny and mokry?
Wilgotny means damp or moist, implying a slight or moderate amount of liquid, often in the air or absorbed into a surface. Mokry, on the other hand, means fully wet. A towel is mokry right out of the wash, but becomes wilgotny as it dries.
Does the root vowel in próg change when it declines in other cases?
Yes, the ó shifts to a regular o in most other cases. For example, if you were standing on the threshold, you would use the locative case: na progu.
How can I apply this to the current lesson to say 'I had barely stepped on this damp threshold when I slipped'?
You could say: Ledwo stanąłem na ten wilgotny próg, a już się poślizgnąłem. You use the conjunction ledwo (barely) with the past tense verb stanąłem (I stepped) to show that the slipping happened immediately after.
Since próg ends in a voiced consonant, do we pronounce the g clearly?
No, because of final consonant devoicing in Polish. The g at the end of próg sounds like a k. However, when you add case endings that start with a vowel (like in na progu), the g regains its voiced sound.
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