Learn Polish: Słowo „dobry” to przymiotnik, zatem słowo „dobrze” to przysłówek. - The word "good" is an adjective, therefore the word "well" is an adverb.

Słowo „dobry” to przymiotnik, zatem słowo „dobrze” to przysłówek.

The word "good" is an adjective, therefore the word "well" is an adverb.

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Questions & Answers about Słowo „dobry” to przymiotnik, zatem słowo „dobrze” to przysłówek.

Why do we use the nominative case for "przymiotnik" and "przysłówek" instead of the instrumental case?

Because this sentence uses the to construction to connect two nouns. When you use to instead of a conjugated form of the verb być (to be), both nouns stay in the nominative case. If we used the verb jest, the second noun would take the instrumental case: Słowo „dobry” jest przymiotnikiem.

Could I just say "Dobry to przymiotnik" without using the word "słowo"?

Yes, absolutely! Saying „Dobry” to przymiotnik is grammatically correct and very common. Including słowo (the word) just makes it sound a bit more formal and explicit, exactly like saying "The word 'good'..." in English.

Is "zatem" the standard word for "therefore"? Could I use "więc" here?

You can definitely use więc (so / therefore), which is much more common in everyday, casual speech. Zatem is slightly more formal and logical, translating closer to "thus" or "consequently," which makes it a great fit for a sentence explaining grammar rules.

Why does the "r" in "dobry" change to "rz" in the adverb "dobrze"?