Breakdown of Mój ojciec jest szczęśliwy, że to są nasze decyzje.
to
this
być
to be
mój
my
ojciec
father
nasz
our
że
that
szczęśliwy
happy
decyzja
decision
Questions & Answers about Mój ojciec jest szczęśliwy, że to są nasze decyzje.
Why is the word for 'our' written as nasze here?
Decyzje is the plural of the feminine noun decyzja (decision). In the plural, all feminine, neuter, and animal nouns fall into the 'non-masculine-personal' category. The Nominative plural form of 'our' for this group is nasze.
Would nasze decyzje change if the sentence used an action verb, like 'He respects our decisions'?
No, it would stay exactly the same. The phrase nasze decyzje is in the Nominative case here because it follows 'these are'. However, for non-masculine-personal nouns, the Accusative case (used for direct objects) looks identical to the Nominative. So 'He respects our decisions' is On szanuje nasze decyzje.
Why do we say to są for 'these are'? Shouldn't 'these' be a plural word like te?
When introducing or pointing out what things are ('This is...', 'These are...'), Polish simply uses the unchanging pointer word to combined with the verb 'to be'. Because decyzje is plural, the verb is plural (są), but to stays exactly the same.
Why does szczęśliwy end in -y?
Szczęśliwy (happy) describes ojciec (father), which is a masculine noun. Therefore, the adjective must take the masculine singular Nominative ending -y. If the sentence were about a mother, the adjective would change to match her: Moja matka jest szczęśliwa.
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