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Why do we use "zbyt" instead of "za" in this example? Such as : Jesteś za daleko / Jesteś zbyt daleko (?)
No reason, just a choice. They're mostly interchangeable. "za" can always be substituted by "zbyt". The other way round - not always, but this is hard to define when it's wrong. Mostly you cannot use "za" with adjectives derived from verbs.
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In English, if the predicative is an adjective describing the general atmosphere/mood/climate/weather, the subject is always it and cannot be omitted/replaced.
It is boring. It is cold. It is loud.
I think I've been out of the UK so long that my English is broken... :-/ Thanks for the explanation.
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But my answer of ”Here it is too boring” should have been accepted, right?
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I had the "it" in my answer and it wasn't accepted. I think I reported it, though.
The word order is strange, unless you use a comma (,):
Here, it's too boring. Otherwise, the word order should be:
It's too boring here.
OK, several natives say that it's acceptable, so let's accept it (with the comma, but interpunction isn't really marked). Added now.
I would disagree, but then your idiolect of English may differ from mine. Personally, if speaking, I'd pause briefly; so, if writing, I'd put in a comma.
However, I don't think that Duo cares about punctuation so probably both versions are going to be fine anyhoo.
The word order sounds a little unnatural, although if you add a comma (,), it's fine. "Here, it is too boring."
