"This is an egg."
Translation:To jest jajko.
December 17, 2015
8 Comments
Why not "to jajko" - would that be "the egg" or "this egg" instead of "this is an egg"?
December 17, 2015
gabe81
1627
It would mean both 'This egg' ('Które jajko chcesz?/which egg do you want?') or 'This is an egg', but rather in colloquial speech. It depends on the context really.
Perhaps to avoid confusion, you should use the sentence only in the first meaning.
December 17, 2015
mgaristova
- 668
why not "To jest jajkiem?" Is this formula appliable only to persons and animals?
March 22, 2016
Because of "to". It "to" is in the sentence, but does not mean "the" , it changes case after jest to nominative.
March 28, 2016
Yeah... but then it's like a short answer to a "What is it"? question when someone is pointing at an egg.
November 30, 2017
