This

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

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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.

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ten samochód

moje miasto

mój kot

moja muzyka

moje jedzenie

moja pizza

to pytanie

ten kot

mój samochód

moja kawa

ten smartfon

mój smartfon

moje mleko

ta muzyka

mój laptop

ten laptop

to mleko

mój czas

to miasto

ten czas

ta kawa

ta pizza

moje pytanie

to jedzenie

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

This product is good	q3\|Ten produkt jest dobry

This car is new	q3\|Ten samochód jest nowy

This (male) cat is old	q3\|Ten kot jest stary

This (male) doctor is clever	q3\|Ten lekarz jest mądry

This supermarket is not good	q3\|Ten supermarket nie jest dobry

This bank is not good	q3\|Ten bank nie jest dobry

This water is good	q3\|Ta woda jest dobra

This wine is good	q3\|To wino jest dobre

This coffee is good	q3\|Ta kawa jest dobra

This question is good	q3\|To pytanie jest dobre

This milk is not good	q3\|To mleko nie jest dobre

This beer is good	q3\|To piwo jest dobre

This pizza is not good	q3\|Ta pizza nie jest dobra

This music is good	q3\|Ta muzyka jest dobra

This woman wants to be clever	q3\|Ta kobieta chce być mądra

This town can be good	q3\|To miasto może być dobre

This music must be dramatic	q3\|Ta muzyka musi być dramatyczna

This woman wants to be dramatic	q3\|Ta kobieta chce być dramatyczna

This cat can be problematic	q3\|Ten kot może być problematyczny

This question must be logical	q3\|To pytanie musi być logiczne

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?

I think that you like this car	q4\|Myślę, że lubisz ten samochód

It can be this wine	q4\|Może być to wino

It must be this beer because he likes this beer

I like this person	(człowiek) q4\|Lubię ten człowiek

From time to time, she likes this jazz	q4\|Od czasu do czasu, ona lubi ten jazz

Do you think this milk is good?

This music is good but I like jazz

I know that this supermarket is good	q4\|Wiem, że ten supermarket jest dobry

She knows that this situation is bad	q4\|Ona wie, że ta sytuacja jest zła

This scandal is political	q4\|Ten skandal jest polityczny

Does she think that this coffee is old?

This woman wants to be artistic	q4\|Ta kobieta chce być artystyczna

This bank can be good	q4\|Ten bank może być dobry

This cat likes to be bad	q4\|Ten kot lubi być zły