Word
Klawiatura mojego komputera jest głośna, ale mysz jest bardzo cicha.
Meaning
The keyboard of my computer is loud, but the mouse is very quiet.
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Breakdown of Klawiatura mojego komputera jest głośna, ale mysz jest bardzo cicha.
być
to be
bardzo
very
mój
my
ale
but
Questions & Answers about Klawiatura mojego komputera jest głośna, ale mysz jest bardzo cicha.
Why is it mojego komputera instead of mój komputer?
Because mojego komputera is in the genitive case, which is used to show possession.
- The structure is literally: Klawiatura (czyja?) mojego komputera = Keyboard (whose?) of my computer.
- In Polish, when one noun belongs to another, the “owner” is put into the genitive:
- klawiatura telefonu – the keyboard of the phone
- klawiatura mojego komputera – the keyboard of my computer
The possessive pronoun mój (my) has to agree in case and gender with komputer, so it becomes:
- Nominative: mój komputer – my computer (as subject)
- Genitive: mojego komputera – of my computer
Here, because we need “of my computer”, we use genitive, so it must be mojego komputera, not mój komputer.
Why is it komputera and not just komputer?