Questions & Answers about To jest smaczne jabłko. Jem je na śniadanie.
Why is the word for "it" je in this sentence instead of go or ją?
Pronouns must match the gender of the noun they replace. Jabłko (apple) is a neuter noun because it ends in -o. The accusative (direct object) pronoun for neuter nouns is je. If you were eating a masculine object you would use go, and for a feminine object you would use ją.
Could I say Jem to na śniadanie?
You could, but it changes the meaning slightly. Jem je means "I am eating it" (referring specifically back to the apple). Jem to means "I am eating this." While to works as a generic pointing word, je is the grammatically correct pronoun to replace a neuter direct object.
Why does smaczne end in -e?
In Polish, adjectives change their endings to match the gender of the noun they describe. Since jabłko is a neuter noun, the adjective takes the neuter ending -e to become smaczne. For comparison, a masculine object would use smaczny and a feminine one would use smaczna.
Why do we use the preposition na for "for" in na śniadanie?