We know that 'my' and 'your' can change depending on the gender of the noun and the case we are in. This is also true of 'this' but just like with 'my' and 'your' there is a way to think out the words
We'll find in the dictionary:
This - Ten
Yes, just like the number 'ten' in English. It is how we say 'this' when the noun is masculine.
This house - Ten dom
So how would you say:
This product is good -
This car is new -
This cat is old -
This doctor is clever -
This supermarket is not good -
This bank is not good -
Like with adjectives and my/your the ending of 'this' changes depending on the gender of the noun but you can see some familair patterns below
Feminine: This water is good - Ta woda jest dobra
Neuter: This wine is good - To wino jest dobre
Yes, for neuter verbs 'this' is 'to' which is also 'it'. Whether 'to' means 'it' or 'this' is usually defined by the context of the conversation.
If you remember those two sentences above you'll always remember which 'this' to use for different genders. So how would you say:
This coffee is good -
This question is good -
This milk is not good -
This beer is good -
This pizza is not good -
This music is good -
Where we don't have a noun gender we use neuter:
This what? - To co?
Heads up!
When you think about the 'być' phrases you already know, you'll realize you can think out some really useful phrases
This woman wants to be clever - Ta kobieta chce być mądra
This town can be good - To miasto może być dobre
This music must be dramatic - Ta muzyka musi być dramatyczna
So how would you say:
This woman wants to be dramatic -
This cat can be problematic -
This question must be logical -
Go slow!
The exercises for this lesson will take time. You may need to check your notes or scroll up to the lesson learning points several times.
This is normal.
By repeating the learning points using these interactive exercises over several days you will become faster and the knowledge will embed better in your long term memory.
This and noun genders
click and drag these 'this' phrases to their correct genders
Drag and drop all the dark blue boxes to their correct locations
Make sure your sound is turned on to hear the audio during this exercise
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Match the cases of my and this
Match the endings of my and this
Tap on each pair to make them disappear.
Make sure your sound is turned on to hear the audio during this exercise
to miasto
moje pytanie
moja muzyka
mój laptop
to pytanie
ten samochód
moje mleko
moja pizza
ta muzyka
moje jedzenie
ten czas
ta kawa
moja kawa
ten laptop
ten kot
mój kot
mój smartfon
ta pizza
mój czas
to mleko
mój samochód
ten smartfon
to jedzenie
moje miasto
Think out the Polish
Practice the phrases in this lesson by thinking them out.
Make sure your sound is turned on to hear the audio during this exercise
This house
q3|Ten dom
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This product is good
q3|Ten produkt jest dobry
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This car is new
q3|Ten samochód jest nowy
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This (male) cat is old
q3|Ten kot jest stary
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This (male) doctor is clever
q3|Ten lekarz jest mądry
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This supermarket is not good
q3|Ten supermarket nie jest dobry
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This bank is not good
q3|Ten bank nie jest dobry
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This water is good
q3|Ta woda jest dobra
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This wine is good
q3|To wino jest dobre
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This coffee is good
q3|Ta kawa jest dobra
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This question is good
q3|To pytanie jest dobre
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This milk is not good
q3|To mleko nie jest dobre
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This beer is good
q3|To piwo jest dobre
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This pizza is not good
q3|Ta pizza nie jest dobra
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This music is good
q3|Ta muzyka jest dobra
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This woman wants to be clever
q3|Ta kobieta chce być mądra
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This town can be good
q3|To miasto może być dobre
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This music must be dramatic
q3|Ta muzyka musi być dramatyczna
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This woman wants to be dramatic
q3|Ta kobieta chce być dramatyczna
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This cat can be problematic
q3|Ten kot może być problematyczny
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This question must be logical
q3|To pytanie musi być logiczne
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Think out the Polish
Now let's try putting 'this' into some longer sentences
Make sure your sound is turned on to hear the audio during this exercise
Do you like this house?
q4|Czy lubisz ten dom?
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I think that you like this car
q4|Myślę, że lubisz ten samochód
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It can be this wine
q4|Może być to wino
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It must be this beer because he likes this beer
q4|Musi być to piwo, bo on lubi to piwo
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I like this person
(człowiek)
q4|Lubię ten człowiek
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From time to time, she likes this jazz
q4|Od czasu do czasu, ona lubi ten jazz
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Do you think this milk is good?
q4|Czy myślisz, że to mleko jest dobre?
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This music is good but I like jazz
q4|Ta muzyka jest dobra, ale lubię jazz
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I know that this supermarket is good
q4|Wiem, że ten supermarket jest dobry
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She knows that this situation is bad
q4|Ona wie, że ta sytuacja jest zła
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This scandal is political
q4|Ten skandal jest polityczny
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Does she think that this coffee is old?
q4|Czy ona myśli, że ta kawa jest stara?
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This woman wants to be artistic
q4|Ta kobieta chce być artystyczna
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This bank can be good
q4|Ten bank może być dobry
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This cat likes to be bad
q4|Ten kot lubi być zły
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Refresher
Revise earlier words and phrases to keep them fresh! Match the Polish and Engish below
Make sure your sound is turned on to hear the audio during this exercise