"Tamto jabłko jest smaczne."

Translation: That apple is tasty.

[Emy20000]

" smaczne"
.Well, this adjective is confusing me ! I really can't get what is the ending it takes and in which position in the sentence. It is used in different positions with different endings.

can someone give me a rule for this ?

[Jellei]

Well, the adjectives differ according to the grammatical gender of the noun they describe.

-y or -i is the ending for masculine singular, -a for feminine, -e for neuter (and not masculine-personal plural), -i or -y for masculine personal plural. "Jabłko" is neuter, so it's smaczne.

[s.syed01]

How do I know whether a word (noun) is masculine, feminine, or neural?

[Jellei]

Your first assumption should be that:

• if it ends with a consonant, it's probably masculine

• if it ends with -a, it's probably feminine

• if it ends with -o, -e or -um, it's neuter.

There are exceptions, not even that few of them, but first start with the rule and then learn the exceptions :)

[Elgatobandido]

Why isn't delicious accepted instead of tasty?

[Jellei]

We believe that "delicious" is a stronger word which translates directly to "pyszny".

[LauraOlzma]

I said "this apple" instead of "that apple" and I don't really see why that would be wrong. any ideas?

[alik1989]

https://forum.duolingo.com/comment/26090156

[lxllx_]

The pronunciation of jabłko is false. You don't pronounce the "ł". You say "jabko"

[ditasmiles]

but shoudnt it be jest smaczniem? definitive , so byc + -em / -iem?

[immery]

1) adjectives "alone" take nominative after jest to jabłko jest smaczne

2) instrumental case of adjectives is formed differently. ten owoc jest smacznym jabłkiem

more about "jest" https://www.duolingo.com/comment/16373167

[Vinyamoiel]

Patrzysz, patrzysz i stwierdzasz "Tak, tamto jabłko jest smaczne. zjem je sobie". Sens zdań powala.
I hope I wrote it well. ;)

[Daisy167381]

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[aquamarrina]

The final 'e' in 'smaczne' sounds like unstressed 'a', doesn't it?

[Jellei]

There are no stressed and unstressed vovels in Polish, the final "e" is supposed to sound like "e", always.

[aquamarrina]

Thanks for the answer, because it really sounded like the reduced vowel in English.