Topic: Polish

"Ta ryba jest stara."

Translation:This fish is old.

December 31, 2015

8 Comments

https://www.duolingo.com/profile/michmo
  • 1402

Ryba jest nieświeża

December 31, 2015
https://www.duolingo.com/profile/vytah
  • 65

Why are you assuming the fish is dead?

December 31, 2015
https://www.duolingo.com/profile/michmo
  • 1402

yes.In Poland its sounds funny

December 31, 2015
https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Antosh17
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  • 237

Agree, the context when "ryba jest stara" is rare.

August 8, 2019
https://www.duolingo.com/profile/U_pinu

    Is "stara" in the nominative case? Shouldn't it be instrumental? (hence starą?)

    November 30, 2016
    https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Jellei
    Mod
    • 4

    Instrumental is needed for a noun phrase. An adjective on its own will just use Nominative.

    December 1, 2016
    https://www.duolingo.com/profile/chce_polski
    • 121

    This is an old fish! C'mon!

    August 23, 2018
    https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Jellei
    Mod
    • 4

    Please see here, Part 6: https://forum.duolingo.com/comment/28029344

    August 23, 2018
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