Breakdown of Jego stary komputer jest gorszy.
być
to be
stary
old
komputer
computer
jego
his, its
gorszy
worse
Questions & Answers about Jego stary komputer jest gorszy.
What is the base dictionary form of gorszy? It doesn't look like a normal adjective.
Gorszy means "worse", and it is the irregular comparative form of the adjective zły (bad). Just like in English where "bad" completely changes to "worse", Polish changes zły to gorszy.
Why do we use the form gorszy ending in -y instead of gorsza or gorsze?
Because it is describing komputer, which is a masculine noun. Comparatives act exactly like regular adjectives, so they must match the noun's gender. If you were talking about a feminine noun like a book (książka), you would say gorsza. For a neuter noun like a car (auto), you would say gorsze.
Since zły can mean both "bad" and "angry" in Polish, does gorszy mean both "worse" and "angrier"?
No, gorszy is only used to mean "worse". If you want to say that someone is "angrier", you don't use this irregular form. Instead, you would use bardziej zły (literally: "more angry").
Does the word jego (his) change its ending to match the masculine noun komputer?
No, it doesn't. While the adjective stary (old) changes its ending to match the noun, the possessive words jego (his), jej (her), and ich (their) are exceptions. They are "frozen" and never change their form, no matter what gender or case the following noun is.
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