Breakdown of Czy to ta bratanica, której szukasz?
to
this
czy
[question particle]
ten
this (m)
który
which, who (relative)
szukać
to look for
bratanica
the niece
Questions & Answers about Czy to ta bratanica, której szukasz?
Why is the relative pronoun której in the Genitive case here?
The pronoun której refers to bratanica (a feminine noun), so it takes a feminine form. It is in the Genitive case because the verb szukać (to look for) always requires its object to be in the Genitive.
In English, the sentence ends with the preposition "for". Why is there no preposition in the Polish sentence?
The Polish verb szukać means "to look for" all on its own, so you do not need to add an extra preposition. Because there is no preposition to stand in front of it, the relative pronoun której simply takes the case demanded by the verb.
Why do we have both to and ta together in Czy to ta bratanica?
In this sentence, to acts as the subject meaning "this is" or "is it", while ta is a feminine pointing word (demonstrative pronoun) meaning "that" or "this". It matches the feminine noun bratanica. Literally, the phrase means "Is it that niece...".
As a quick vocabulary review, what exactly is a bratanica?
Polish uses very specific words for extended family. A bratanica is a brother's daughter. If you were looking for a sister's daughter, she would be a siostrzenica.
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