Word
To jest nasza trasa do ronda.
Meaning
This is our route to the roundabout.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Questions & Answers about To jest nasza trasa do ronda.
The current lesson is about verbs like dojechać, but there is no verb of motion here. Why do we still use do ronda?
The preposition do means "to" or "as far as" and always takes the Genitive case, whether it follows a motion verb like dojechać (to drive to) or simply describes a path like trasa (route). The destination logic is exactly the same!
Why is it To jest instead of Ta jest, since trasa is a feminine noun?
When you are pointing something out or introducing it using the phrase "This is...", you always use the fixed pronoun To followed by jest, no matter the gender of the noun. You only use Ta if it directly attaches to the noun without a verb in between, like in ta trasa (this route).
Why does the word for roundabout change to ronda here?
The preposition do forces the following noun into the Genitive case. The base dictionary word is rondo. Because it ends in -o, it is a neuter noun. To form the Genitive case for neuter nouns, you drop the -o and add -a, giving us do ronda.