Questions & Answers about Czy jesz dzisiaj sałatkę?
Why does the word for salad end in -ę (sałatkę) instead of -a (sałatka)?
Because it is the direct object of the sentence—the thing being eaten. This lesson focuses on the accusative case, which is the form used for direct objects. For feminine nouns that normally end in -a (like sałatka), the ending changes to -ę when an action is happening to them.
Where is the word for "you" in this sentence?
It is built right into the verb! The verb jesz specifically means "you eat" or "you are eating". In Polish, you usually drop the pronoun ty (you) because the verb ending already makes it clear who is doing the action.
Do I have to put dzisiaj (today) right in the middle of the sentence?
No, Polish word order is quite flexible. You could also say Czy dzisiaj jesz sałatkę? or Czy jesz sałatkę dzisiaj? Placing it after the verb is just a very common and natural-sounding choice.
What is the purpose of the word czy at the beginning?
Czy is a question marker used to turn a statement into a yes/no question. It works a lot like the English words "do" or "are" at the start of questions like "Do you eat...?" or "Are you eating...?".
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