Breakdown of Sortuję garderobę tylko wtedy, gdy mam nadmiar ubrań.
mieć
to have
tylko wtedy, gdy
only when
ubranie
the clothing
garderoba
a wardrobe of clothes
Questions & Answers about Sortuję garderobę tylko wtedy, gdy mam nadmiar ubrań.
What exactly is sortuję?
Sortuję is the 1st person singular present tense form of sortować, which means to sort, to organize, or to go through things and arrange them.
So sortuję means I sort or I am sorting, depending on context.
In this sentence, it is best understood as a habitual/general present: I sort my wardrobe only when I have too many clothes / an excess of clothes.
Also, sortować is an imperfective verb, which fits well because the sentence describes a repeated or general action, not one completed event.
Why is it garderobę and not garderoba?
Because garderobę is the accusative singular form of garderoba.
Here, garderoba is the direct object of the verb sortuję:
- sortować co? → garderobę
Since garderoba is a feminine noun, its accusative singular usually ends in -ę:
- nominative: garderoba
- accusative: garderobę
This is very common with feminine nouns in Polish.
What does garderoba mean here? Is it wardrobe, , or ?