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Why does the sentence start with ten bukiet?
Ten is the masculine singular nominative form of this.
Bukiet is a masculine noun, and here it is the subject of the sentence, so it appears in the nominative case.
So:
- ten = this
- bukiet = bouquet
Together, ten bukiet means this bouquet.
Why is it czerwonych róż and not czerwone róże?
Because after a noun like bukiet (bouquet), Polish usually uses the genitive to show what the bouquet consists of.
So the structure is:
- bukiet czego? = bouquet of what?
- czerwonych róż = of red roses
That is why you do not get nominative czerwone róże here.
Instead, you get genitive plural:
- czerwone róże = red roses
- bukiet czerwonych róż = a bouquet of red roses
Why does czerwonych have that ending?