Breakdown of W łazience wiszą dwa okrągłe lustra obok prysznica.
w
in
obok
next to
dwa
two
łazienka
the bathroom
Questions & Answers about W łazience wiszą dwa okrągłe lustra obok prysznica.
Why is łazience in the locative case instead of the nominative?
The preposition w (in) always requires the locative case. The base form (nominative) of łazience is łazienka (bathroom), and after w it changes to the locative singular łazience.
How do you pronounce the letters ł and ą in łazience and okrągłe?
The letter ł is pronounced like the English w in water. The letter ą is a nasal vowel, similar to the French on in bon. So łazience sounds roughly like wa-ZIEN-tse, and okrągłe like o-KRONG-weh.
What does wiszą mean and why use this verb here?
wiszą is the 3rd person plural present tense of wisieć, meaning “to hang” (i.e. “to be suspended”). We use wiszą to emphasize that the mirrors are hanging on the wall, not merely standing or lying there.
Why is the number dwa used instead of dwie?
In Polish, dwa (“two”) is used with masculine and neuter nouns, while dwie is used with feminine nouns. Since (mirror) is a neuter noun, we say .