Questions & Answers about To jest dom i samochód.
Why do dom and samochód use their basic dictionary forms here?
Because they follow the phrase To jest ("This is"). When you use To jest to point out or introduce what something is, the nouns after it stay in their basic, unaltered dictionary form, which is known as the Nominative case.
Where are the words for "a" in this Polish sentence?
Polish does not have articles like "a", "an", or "the". The word dom can mean "a house", "the house", or just "house" depending on the context. You simply say the noun by itself!
Why do we use the singular verb jest ("is") when we are introducing two things?
How do I pronounce the ó in the word samochód?
The letter ó (o with an accent mark) sounds exactly like the regular Polish letter u. It is pronounced very much like the "oo" in the English word "boot".