to

Significat

Conj

1. used to attribute to the known object a characteristic that helps one know more about the topic; may optionally be followed by jest
2. used to juxtapose elements that are equivalent
3. used to indicate that the subject of the conversation has peculiarities which are familiar to the interlocutors, so that nothing else needs to be said about it in order to understand the topic
4. in that case, then (used in if-constructions)

Particle

1. used to indicate what one is talking about
2. used to indicate what can be said about the topic, in contrast to all that cannot be said about it
3. so (used after a pause for thought to introduce a new topic, question, or story, or a new thought or question in continuation of an existing topic)
4. used to indicate that the topic in the relevant question refers to a known set of elements from which a choice has to be made
5. used to express surprise that something is indeed like that as the speaker did not think it could really be so
6. used to indicate that the topic refers to a known object, mentioned in the preceding statement
7. (colloquial) used to indicate that what someone has said about the topic is a fait accompli and should no longer be discussed

Pron

1. this (nearby, neuter)
2. used to point to the object to which the sentence refers

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/tɔ/

Etimologia

Inherited from Old Polish to. Cognate with Czech to, Russian то (to), Ancient Greek τό (tó), German das, dass, English that.

Sents

To jest coś całkiem innego .

This is something quite different.

Mniejsza o to !

Whatever!

" Ciężko to żyć w takiej atmosferze!"

“It's hard to live in such an atmosphere!”

" Było to omdlenie ."

“It was fainting.”

— To też nie .

“Neither is that.”

" To byłoby najmądrzejsze!"

“That would be the smartest thing!”

» Albo udajesz, albo cię to nie obchodzi .

» Either you're pretending or you don't care.

" Pierwsza rzecz , jaka wyprowadziła nas z równowagi, było to ogłoszenie ."

“The first thing that threw us off balance was the announcement.”