Questions & Answers about Ten zespół jest najlepszy i może wygrać mecz.
Najlepszy means the best, but what is the base word for good?
The base word is dobry (good). This is an irregular adjective. The comparative form (better) is lepszy, and to make it superlative (the best), you add the prefix naj- to the comparative form, making it najlepszy.
Why does the sentence use najlepszy instead of other forms like najlepsza?
Adjectives must match the gender of the noun they describe. The noun zespół (team) is masculine, so we use the masculine form najlepszy. If we were talking about a feminine noun like drużyna (which also means team), we would use the feminine form najlepsza.
Why is wygrać (to win) in its dictionary form?
It follows the modal verb może (can or is able to). Just like in English where we say can win, in Polish, the main action verb following words like może stays in the infinitive (dictionary) form.
What case is the word mecz in this sentence?
It is in the accusative case because it is the direct object of the action wygrać. For masculine inanimate nouns like mecz, the accusative form is identical to the basic nominative form, which is why it doesn't change its ending.