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To lekarstwo jest za gorzkie.

To lekarstwo jest za gorzkie.
This medicine is too bitter.
From Lesson 185:Too much (za, zbyt)·Polish

Questions & Answers about To lekarstwo jest za gorzkie.

Can I use zbyt instead of za in this sentence?
Yes! You could say To lekarstwo jest zbyt gorzkie and it would mean exactly the same thing. za is just a little more common in everyday spoken Polish, while zbyt can sound slightly more formal, but both mean 'too' (excessively) when placed before an adjective.
Doesn't za usually mean 'behind' or 'for'? How do I know it means 'too' here?
You are right that za is often a preposition meaning 'behind' (like za domem) or 'for' (like dziękuję za). However, when za is placed directly in front of an adjective (like gorzkie) or an adverb, its meaning changes to 'too' or 'excessively'.
Why does the adjective end in -e (gorzkie)?
The adjective has to match the gender of the noun it describes. lekarstwo (medicine) ends in -o, which makes it a neuter noun. In the basic subject case (nominative), neuter adjectives end in -e, so the masculine gorzki becomes gorzkie.
Why do we use To at the beginning of the sentence instead of Ten or Ta?
Just like the adjective, the word for 'this' must match the neuter gender of lekarstwo. Ten is for masculine nouns, Ta is for feminine nouns, and To is for neuter nouns.

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