Breakdown of Nasze wesele będzie w niedzielę.
być
to be
nasz
our
w niedzielę
on Sunday
wesele
the wedding party
Questions & Answers about Nasze wesele będzie w niedzielę.
Why is it nasze wesele and not nasz wesele or nasza wesele?
In Polish, possessive adjectives like nasz/nasza/nasze must agree with the gender and number of the noun they describe.
- wesele is a neuter singular noun.
- The neuter singular form of nasz is nasze.
So:
- nasz – masculine singular (e.g. nasz dom – our house)
- nasza – feminine singular (e.g. nasza szkoła – our school)
- nasze – neuter singular or non-masculine-personal plural (e.g. nasze dziecko, nasze koty)
Because wesele is neuter singular, you must say nasze wesele.
What exactly does wesele mean? Is it the wedding or the party?
Polish makes a clearer distinction than English:
- ślub – the wedding ceremony (especially the formal act: in church or at the registry office)
- wesele – the wedding reception/party that happens after the ceremony (food, dancing, celebration, often many hours)
So Nasze wesele będzie w niedzielę focuses on the reception/party being on Sunday, not specifically the ceremony itself.
If you want to talk about the ceremony, you’d say for example:
- Nasz ślub będzie w niedzielę. – Our wedding ceremony will be on Sunday.