Breakdown of Ta nowa gazeta jest bardzo ciekawa.
być
to be
ta
this (f)
gazeta
newspaper
nowy
new
bardzo
very
ciekawy
interesting
Questions & Answers about Ta nowa gazeta jest bardzo ciekawa.
Why do the words nowa and ciekawa both end in -a?
In Polish, adjectives change their endings to match the gender of the noun they describe. Because gazeta (newspaper) is a feminine noun (which you can usually guess because it ends in -a), the adjectives nowa (new) and ciekawa (interesting) must also take the feminine ending, which is -a.
Why use ta for "this" instead of ten or to?
Just like adjectives, demonstrative words like "this" have to match the gender of the noun they point to. Ten is for masculine nouns, to is for neuter nouns, and ta is for feminine nouns. Since gazeta is feminine, we must use ta.
Does the word bardzo change its ending to match the feminine noun?
Could I say Ta gazeta jest nowa i bardzo ciekawa?
Yes! The word order here works exactly like English. In the original sentence, nowa is placed right before the noun ("This new newspaper..."), while ciekawa comes after jest to describe the subject ("...is very interesting"). Your version ("This newspaper is new and very interesting") is also perfectly correct Polish.
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