Word
Ta koszulka jest mokra.
Meaning
This T-shirt is wet.
Part of speech
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Pronunciation
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Questions & Answers about Ta koszulka jest mokra.
Why do we use ta instead of ten or to here?
The noun koszulka ends in -a, which means it is a feminine noun. Because of this, the word for 'this' must be in the matching feminine form, ta.
I know the word koszula means shirt. Is koszulka the same thing?
They are related, but not exactly the same! Koszula usually refers to a formal, button-up shirt. Koszulka is technically a diminutive (a 'little shirt') and is the everyday word for a T-shirt.
I learned that the verb być (to be) often requires the instrumental case. Why is mokra in the basic nominative case?
That rule only applies when a noun follows the verb (like in Ona jest nauczycielką - She is a teacher). When you only have an adjective after the verb, like mokra (wet) in this sentence, it stays in the basic nominative case.
How would I say 'wet' if I were talking about a masculine object?
The masculine form of mokra is mokry. For example, if you were talking about a towel (ręcznik, a masculine noun), you would say Ten ręcznik jest mokry.