Word
To jest pies i kot.
Meaning
This is a dog and a cat.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Lesson
Questions & Answers about To jest pies i kot.
Why do we use jest (is) when there are two animals?
The phrase To jest works like "This is" in English. When you point out a list of items, the verb usually matches the first noun. Since pies (a dog) is singular, we use the singular verb jest.
Are the words pies and kot in their basic dictionary form here?
Yes! They are in the Nominative case, which is exactly how you will find them in a dictionary. When you use To jest to point out what something is, the noun that follows always stays in this basic form.
Where are the words for "a" and "the" in this sentence?
Polish does not use articles like "a", "an", or "the". The word pies simply means dog, and kot means cat. You rely on the context to decide whether to say "a" or "the" when translating into English.
How do you pronounce the word i?
The Polish word i means "and". It is pronounced like the "ee" sound in the English word "meet".