No. 27 in Polish
tej
"Tej" is the feminine singular genitive or dative form of "ta," meaning "this" or "that" in English.
In a sentence
Nie widziałem tej książki na półce.
I didn't see this book on the shelf.
Here, 'tej' is used as a demonstrative adjective modifying the feminine noun 'książki' (book) in the genitive case.
Tej dziewczynie pomogliśmy wczoraj.
We helped this girl yesterday.
In this sentence, 'tej' is the dative form of the demonstrative pronoun referring to the feminine noun 'dziewczynie' (girl).
Lubię kolor tej sukienki.
I like the color of this dress.
Within this context, 'tej' is again a demonstrative adjective specifying the feminine noun 'sukienki' (dress) in the genitive case.
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