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Difference between 'to' and 'jest' when describing people



LilyThreads: 1
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Joined: Nov 10, 08 		  Nov 13, 08, 06:21 /  #
Hello,

I wonder if someone can tell me... what is the diference in meaning between:

Kasia to mila nauczycielka

-and-

Kasia jest milą nauczycielką

(I've learnt that this one is the instrumental case, to be used with expressions like 'Jestem Polka' and 'Jestem Lekaerzem').

I'm Confused!

Thank you :)
KrzysztofThreads: 2
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Joined: Jul 26, 07 		  Nov 13, 08, 13:35 /  #
Kasia to miła nauczycielka. - is totally OK, but it's considered more colloquial, so you shouldn't use it at school or university too much and rather choose the official version:
Kasia jest miłą nauczycielką.
but talking to your friends, you can safely use both (unless your friends are some freak language purists)
LilyThreads: 1
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Joined: Nov 10, 08 		  Nov 13, 08, 17:11 /  #
Dziękuję Krysztof!
Michal2Threads: -
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Joined: Aug 30, 08 		  Nov 16, 08, 08:02 /  #
Lily:

hat is the diference in meaning between:

The difference is that Kasia to miła nauczycielka is still in the nominative case because there is no verb such as the verb to be-być being employed in the present tense.
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