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Nasz nauczyciel jest coraz bardziej doświadczony.

Nasz nauczyciel jest coraz bardziej doświadczony.
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From Lesson 267:Progressive change (coraz)·Polish

Questions & Answers about Nasz nauczyciel jest coraz bardziej doświadczony.

Why do we use coraz bardziej doświadczony instead of a single word for "more experienced"?
In Polish, long adjectives (especially those derived from verbs, like doświadczony) form their comparative by adding bardziej (more), just like we use "more" for long adjectives in English. To say "more and more," you simply add the particle coraz in front of the comparative phrase.
Can I skip bardziej and just say coraz doświadczony?
No, because coraz must always be paired with a comparative adjective or adverb. Doświadczony is just the base form of the adjective. Since it doesn't have a comparative ending of its own, it absolutely needs bardziej to make the comparison work.
Why is doświadczony in the nominative case here? Doesn't the verb jest usually require the instrumental case?
You are right that nouns following być (to be) usually take the instrumental case, like in On jest dobrym nauczycielem (He is a good teacher). However, when you only use an adjective after być to describe the subject, that adjective stays in the nominative case.
How would this sentence change if we were talking about a female teacher?
The subject would change to Nasza nauczycielka. Because the subject is now feminine, the adjective at the end must also match, becoming doświadczona. The middle part (jest coraz bardziej) stays exactly the same.

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