Questions & Answers about Te oprawki są dość lekkie.
Why is the sentence using te?
Te means these. It is the plural form of the demonstrative used here with oprawki.
A useful pattern is:
- ta oprawka = this frame
- te oprawki = these frames
In plural, Polish distinguishes masculine-personal nouns from all other nouns. Oprawki is not masculine-personal, so te is the correct form.
Is oprawki singular or plural?
It is plural.
The singular form is oprawka, which means a frame or an eyeglass frame. In this sentence, oprawki refers to frames as a pair/set.
So:
- oprawka = one frame
- oprawki = frames
Unlike okulary meaning glasses, which is normally plural-only, oprawka/oprawki can be used in both singular and plural.
Why do we have są and not jest?
Because the subject is plural.
- jest = is for singular
- są = are for plural
Since oprawki is plural, the verb must also be plural:
- Ta oprawka jest lekka. = This frame is light.
- Te oprawki są lekkie. = These frames are light.