Word
To jest najgłębszy ocean na świecie.
Meaning
This is the deepest ocean in the world.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of To jest najgłębszy ocean na świecie.
to
this
być
to be
na
on, at / to (motion toward) / for (a meal) / for (waiting for)
głęboki
deep
Questions & Answers about To jest najgłębszy ocean na świecie.
How is the superlative najgłębszy (the deepest) formed from the basic word for "deep"?
The basic adjective is głęboki (deep). To form the comparative (deeper), Polish drops the -ok- part and adds a new ending, giving us głębszy. To make it superlative (the deepest), you just attach the prefix naj- to the beginning of the comparative, resulting in najgłębszy.
Why does najgłębszy end in -y in this sentence?
It describes ocean, which is a masculine noun. Because this sentence is a simple "This is an [X]" statement using To jest, it stays in the Nominative (basic subject) case. Therefore, the adjective takes the standard masculine singular ending -y.
The English translation says "in the world". Why do we use the preposition na (on) instead of w (in)?
This is a set phrase you simply have to memorize. In Polish, you always say that something is "on the world" (na świecie) rather than "in the world".
Why does the word for "world" (świat) change to świecie at the end of the sentence?