Topic: Polish

"A man is a human."

Translation:Mężczyzna to człowiek.

February 3, 2016

7 Comments

https://www.duolingo.com/struankl

    Could it not be 'człowiek jest człowiekiem'?

    February 3, 2016
    https://www.duolingo.com/PippoQualu

      No, this would be "a person is a ...person"

      January 5, 2018
      https://www.duolingo.com/Emwue
      • 409

      Absolutely not in Polish and using "man" to mean "human" is frowned upon in English too, those days. Kobiety również są ludźmi(women are people too), you know. ;)

      Seriously though, if you meant "Mężczyzna jest człowiekiem" is not accepted, you should report it.

      February 3, 2016
      https://www.duolingo.com/losik55
      • 872

      Miężczyzna to jest człowiekiem is not true Polish?

      November 6, 2018
      https://www.duolingo.com/Jellei
      Mod

        You don't use Instrumental after "to".

        January 18, 2019
        https://www.duolingo.com/JelleOK
        • 2

        Why is it człowiek in the sentence 'mężczyzna to człowiek' but człowiekiem in the sentence 'dziewczynka to człowiekiem'?

        January 17, 2019
        https://www.duolingo.com/Jellei
        Mod

          It's not, "Dziewczynka to człowiekiem" is wrong.

          It's either "[Mężczyzna/Dziewczynka] to człowiek" or "[Mężczyzna/Dziewczynka] jest człowiekiem".

          See more info here: https://forum.duolingo.com/comment/16373167

          January 18, 2019
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