Breakdown of Przymiotnik to długie słowo, więc przysłówek to też długie słowo.
to
is (linking copula)
długi
long
więc
so, therefore
też
also, too
słowo
word
przymiotnik
adjective
przysłówek
adverb
Questions & Answers about Przymiotnik to długie słowo, więc przysłówek to też długie słowo.
Why do we use to here instead of jest for the word "is"?
Since this is an "A is B" sentence, why isn't długie słowo in the Instrumental case?
That is the main benefit of using the to construction! If we used the verb jest, we would absolutely need the Instrumental case (Przymiotnik jest długim słowem). But when we use the particle to, both sides of the equation stay in the Nominative (dictionary) case.
Przymiotnik is a masculine noun, but długie słowo is neuter. Does it matter that the genders don't match across the equation?
Not at all! In a Noun + to + Noun sentence, the two nouns act independently. Przymiotnik is masculine, and the thing it is being defined as, słowo, happens to be neuter. The adjective długie just needs to match its own noun, słowo.
The words przymiotnik and przysłówek look very similar. Is there an easy way to remember which is which?
Look closely at przysłówek (adverb)—it actually has the root of słowo (word) right in the middle of it! It literally implies something added "to the word/verb". Meanwhile, przymiotnik (adjective) comes from an old Polish word for "attribute" or "trait".
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