Word
Moja siostra rzadko nosi biżuterię, ale dziś zakłada ją do pracy.
Meaning
My sister rarely wears jewellery, but today she is putting it on for work.
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Breakdown of Moja siostra rzadko nosi biżuterię, ale dziś zakłada ją do pracy.
mój
my
ale
but
dziś
today
praca
the work
Questions & Answers about Moja siostra rzadko nosi biżuterię, ale dziś zakłada ją do pracy.
Why is it moja siostra and not mój siostra?
In Polish, possessive adjectives (my, your, his, etc.) must agree in gender, number and case with the noun they describe.
- siostra (sister) is feminine, singular, nominative.
- The feminine singular nominative form of “my” is moja.
So:
Why is it siostra and not siostrę?
Siostra is the subject of the sentence (“My sister rarely wears jewelry”), so it must be in the nominative case.
- siostra – nominative (who? what?)
- siostrę – accusative (whom? what?)
You would use siostrę if it were the object, for example:
Widzę moją siostrę. – I see my sister.
Why is biżuterię spelled with -ę at the end?