Topic: Polish

"Are you an adult?"

Translation:Czy ty jesteś dorosły?

August 27, 2016

6 Comments

https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Bob20020
  • 72

Is this in the instrumental case? Isn't that needed here?

August 27, 2016
https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Djenthallman

    I think that's an adjective, not a noun.

    Instr. is dorosłym.

    August 27, 2016
    https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Emwue
    • 523

    You are right, „dorosły” here has adjectival role and therefore requires nominative.

    Part 3

    August 27, 2016
    https://www.duolingo.com/profile/neilymon

      I chose dorosli and it accepted my answer saying I made a typo - I probably should’ve been marked wrong ...

      July 31, 2018
      https://www.duolingo.com/profile/KlaraDahlb
      • 127

      Why is not dorosłym the correct answer? Why does dorosły work? Is it because there is no noun coming after it?

      May 2, 2019
      https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Jellei
      Mod

        "dorosły" is mostly treated like an adjective in Polish. "dorosłym" would treat it as a noun, and while it may not be wrong, I'd say it sounds rather strang here.

        May 9, 2019
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