Questions & Answers about To prawda, bo kot jest bardziej leniwy od psa.
Why is it od psa instead of od pies?
In Polish comparisons, the word od (which means "from" or "than") always forces the noun that follows it into the Genitive case. The Genitive form of pies is psa. Notice how the "e" drops out, which is a special spelling change for the word pies.
Why does the sentence use bardziej leniwy for "lazier"? Don't we usually add an ending to the adjective to compare things?
Polish has two ways to make comparisons. While many short adjectives change their ending (like stary becoming starszy), others use the word bardziej (more) before the standard adjective. Leniwy usually takes the bardziej method, so "lazier" translates literally as "more lazy".
Why is it just To prawda instead of To jest prawda?
In short everyday phrases starting with to (this/it), Polish speakers often drop the verb jest (is). To prawda is a fixed, very natural-sounding expression meaning "That is the truth" or "It is true". You will hear this a lot in spoken Polish.
In the phrase bardziej leniwy od psa, does the adjective leniwy match the cat or the dog?
It matches the subject of the sentence, which is the cat (kot). Because kot is a masculine noun, we use the masculine form leniwy. The dog (psa) is just the object of the comparison and doesn't change the adjective's ending.