Breakdown of Moja żona ma urodziny dziesiątego lutego.
mieć
to have
mój
my
żona
the wife
urodziny
the birthday
Questions & Answers about Moja żona ma urodziny dziesiątego lutego.
Why is it moja and not mój?
Because żona is a feminine noun, and Polish possessive adjectives must agree with the noun in gender, number, and case.
In the nominative singular:
So:
- moja żona = correct
- mój żona = incorrect
Why is it żona, not some changed form of the noun?
Here żona is the subject of the sentence, so it stays in the nominative singular form.
The basic dictionary form is żona, and that is exactly the form you use when saying my wife as the subject:
- Moja żona ma urodziny.
If the noun had a different role in the sentence, its form could change. For example:
- Widzę moją żonę = I see my wife
There, żona changes to żonę because it becomes the direct object.
Why does Polish say ma urodziny? Why use has?