Breakdown of Woda jest zdecydowanie zdrowsza od piwa.
być
to be
piwo
beer
woda
water
od
from
zdecydowanie
definitely
zdrowy
healthy
Questions & Answers about Woda jest zdecydowanie zdrowsza od piwa.
Why do we use od here to mean "than"?
In Polish, there are two common ways to compare things. You can use niż (than) or you can use od (literally "from"). When you use od, it must be followed by the Genitive case. This structure is very common in everyday speech.
Why is the word for beer piwa instead of piwo?
The preposition od always requires the noun that follows it to be in the Genitive case. Since piwo is a neuter noun ending in -o, its Genitive form is made by changing the -o to -a, giving us piwa.
Why is the word for healthier zdrowsza and not zdrowszy?
Adjectives in the comparative form still need to match the gender of the noun they describe. Because woda (water) is a feminine noun, the adjective takes the feminine ending -a, making it zdrowsza. If we were talking about a masculine noun, like juice (sok), it would be zdrowszy.
How does the word zdecydowanie work here?
Zdecydowanie is an adverb meaning "definitely" or "decidedly." We place it right before the comparative adjective zdrowsza to emphasize the comparison, just like saying "definitely healthier" in English.
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