Breakdown of Kot ma ostre pazury, więc dzieci bawią się z nim ostrożnie.
mieć
to have
kot
the cat
dziecko
the child
więc
so
Questions & Answers about Kot ma ostre pazury, więc dzieci bawią się z nim ostrożnie.
Why is it kot and not kota or another form?
Kot is the subject of the first clause, so it is in the nominative singular. That is also the basic dictionary form of the noun.
Why is the verb ma used here?
Ma is the 3rd person singular present-tense form of mieć (to have). It matches the singular subject kot.
- ja mam = I have
- ty masz = you have
- on/ona/ono ma = he/she/it has
So Kot ma... means The cat has...
Why is it ostre pazury?
The adjective must agree with the noun in number, gender, and case.
- pazur = claw
- pazury = claws
Here pazury is plural, and it is not masculine personal (that category is mainly for groups of male people), so the adjective takes the plural form ostre.
That is why you get ostre pazury.
Why isn’t it ostrzy pazury?