było

it was (third-person singular neuter past of być)

to

• 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 [+nominative]
  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
• Pron

coś

• Pron

  1. something
  2. something
  3. something

• Noun
• Particle

lecz

• Conj

  but

• Verb

nie

• Particle

  negation particle; no, not

• Verb
• Pron

co to jest

what is it?

co

• Pron

  1. interrogative pronoun; what
  2. pronoun for introducing a subordinate clause that narrows the scope of the main clause; which, that; what; who
  3. pronoun that attaches a relative clause to the main clause; which, that; what; who
  4. (colloquial) relative pronoun
  5. (colloquial) why

• Prep
• Conj
• Particle

jest

1. third-person singular present indicative of być; is
2. is, equals (see also wynosi)