"These are our bottles."

Translation: To są nasze butelki.

[dont_tread_on_me]

What's wrong with "te są nasze butelki"?

[mihxal]

It's always "to" which corresponds to English "this/these".

[tadjanow]

You can also say 'Te butelki są nasze', where 'te' also translates to 'these' ('These bottles are ours').

The difference is that 'te' always describes a noun, while 'to' is an independent adverb. In the sentence, 'To są nasze butelki', 'to' is a subject and 'butelki' is the object.

[zagadka314]

Oh o.o I am trying to figure out how to recognize adverbs and such o.o

[Jellei]

I wouldn't call 'to' an adverb, but it sure is the subject of the sentence and will not change despite the number of gender (To jest pies, To są koty, etc.)

[zagadka314]

So if it is the subject, it won't change to match the gender?

[Jellei]

Exactly, it won't change. You can see part four here.

[manuna84]

Would it be correct to skip "są" in this sentence?

[mihxal]

yes

[Katie289100]

I am having trouble deciphering the case here. Is butelka not feminine? Should it be butelkami in instrumental with być. Having a hard time mostly learning from here, thanks!

[mihxal]

The construction "To (jest/są)" requires Nominative not Instrumental and the verb can be omitted.

[Walkinthedog]

Bottles were flaszki at home

[Jellei]

Nowadays colloquial and mostly (if not only) associated with alcohol.

[dj___]

What’s the difference between “butelka” and “flaszka”?

[Jellei]

"butelka" is a basic word for a bottle, while "flaszka" is a colloquial word that is almost exclusively used for a bottle of alcohol.