"It is a very strange feeling."

Translation: To bardzo dziwne uczucie.

[Kulink]

I just got this in the 'pick from three' variety. I new that the 'to jest' option was wrong because 'jest' requires instrumental. And I realized that I don't know what phrases of the form 'to...' (without 'jest')' requires.

[immery]

short answer : to jest+ nominative, to + nominative

long answer https://www.duolingo.com/comment/16373167

[Symonka666]

I just can't get it: what are the cases when "jest/są" is not needed?! Thanks in advance.

[Jellei]

It's hard to say, I'm afraid. I think it's mostly in short sentences built as "It is XYZ", especially in answer to "What is it?", but I am unable to formulate a clearer rule.

[Glen624972]

What is the difference between uczucie and przeczucie?

[alik1989]

The Polish prefix prze- is etymologically related to English pre-.

Knowing that you can guess that a "pre-feeling" is a hunch related to a future event, something like premonition.

[Glen624972]

Thank you, Alik. That makes perfect sense.

[TinaSimpso8]

Why can't you say "to jest bardzo dziwnym uczuciem

[Jellei]

Sentences built as "[It/This/That] is [noun phrase]" always take the noun phrase in the basic, Nominative form.