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The Nominative & Basic Sentences

The subject case; no articles

The nominative is the subject case

The dictionary form; answers 'who/what?'.

💬 Examples
Kot śpi.
The cat is sleeping.
📝 kot = nominative subject
Dom jest duży.
The house is big.
📝 Nominative subject + adjective
No articles in Polish

A bare noun means a/the.

💬 Examples
Mam samochód.
I have a/the car.
📝 No word for 'a/the'
To jest książka.
This is a book.
📝 to = this / it is
to = 'this/that is'

A handy pointing word for identity.

💬 Examples
To jest mój dom.
This is my house.
📝 to jest = this is
To są moje książki.
These are my books.
📝 to są = these are (plural)