Breakdown of Jesteś coraz bardziej cierpliwy.
być
to be
coraz
more and more
bardziej
more (to a greater degree)
cierpliwy
patient
Questions & Answers about Jesteś coraz bardziej cierpliwy.
Why do we use "coraz bardziej" instead of saying "bardziej i bardziej" for "more and more"?
In Polish, to express that a trait is progressively changing over time ("more and more" or "less and less"), you use the particle coraz followed by a comparative adjective or adverb. Translating "more and more" literally as bardziej i bardziej sounds unnatural to Polish ears.
Could I use a one-word comparative form of cierpliwy here?
Yes! The adjective cierpliwy has the one-word comparative form cierpliwszy. You could absolutely say Jesteś coraz cierpliwszy. However, using bardziej plus the basic adjective is very common in everyday speech, especially for longer words, and is perfectly correct.
If I am speaking to a woman, how does this sentence change?
Why is cierpliwy in the Nominative case? Doesn't the verb być (to be) usually take the Instrumental case?
When the verb być connects a subject directly to a lone adjective, that adjective stays in the Nominative case (the basic dictionary form). You only use the Instrumental case after być when the word following it is a noun, or a noun phrase like "a patient person" (cierpliwą osobą).
Learn Jesteś coraz bardziej cierpliwy and more in Polish
All course content and exercises are completely free — no paywalls, no trial periods, no signup needed.
- ✓ Practice with interactive exercises
- ✓ Track your progress with spaced repetition
- ✓Learn at your own pace — completely free