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Learn Hardcore Polish: Mam dość tych okularów. - I have had enough of these glasses.

Hardcore Polish
/Choosing new glasses
/Mam dość tych okularów.

Mam dość tych okularów.

Word

Mam dość tych okularów.

Meaning

I have had enough of these glasses.

Part of speech

sentence

Pronunciation

Course

Hardcore Polish

Lesson

Choosing new glasses

Breakdown of Mam dość tych okularów.

Questions & Answers about Mam dość tych okularów.

Why is it mam dość literally I have enough, when English usually says I’m fed up with...?

Because Polish commonly uses the structure mieć dość + genitive to express being fed up, tired of, or having had enough of something.

So:

mam dość = I’m fed up / I’ve had enough
literally: I have enough

This is a very natural Polish expression, not a strange word-for-word translation.

Examples:

Mam dość hałasu. = I’m sick of the noise.
Mam dość czekania. = I’m tired of waiting.

What exactly does dość mean here?

Here dość means enough.

In the phrase mam dość, it does not simply mean I have enough in a neutral, quantitative sense. It usually expresses irritation, frustration, or exhaustion.

So Mam dość tych okularów is more like:

I’m fed up with these glasses
I’ve had enough of these glasses

rather than a calm statement like I possess a sufficient number of glasses.

Why is it tych okularów and not te okulary?

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Because dość requires the genitive case.

The base form is:

te okulary = these glasses (nominative)

But after dość, you need genitive:

tych okularów

So the pattern is:

Mam dość + genitive

Examples:

Mam dość tej pracy. = I’m fed up with this job.
Mam dość tych ludzi. = I’m fed up with these people.
Mam dość okularów. = I’m fed up with glasses.

What case are tych and okularów, exactly?

Both are in the genitive plural.

Breakdown:

te → tych
okulary → okularów

Why plural? Because okulary is normally a plural noun in Polish when it means glasses / eyeglasses.

So:

nominative plural: te okulary
genitive plural: tych okularów

Is okulary always plural? Can I say okular for one glass?

For glasses / eyeglasses, Polish normally uses okulary, which is a plural-only noun in everyday use.

So:

okulary = glasses / eyeglasses

The singular okular exists, but it usually means something else, such as:

an eyepiece
a lens piece in technical contexts

So if you mean something you wear on your face to see better, use okulary, not okular.

Does tych mean these or those?

In many contexts, te / tych can correspond to either these or those in English, depending on the situation.

Polish does not always mark the near/far distinction as strictly as English does.

So tych okularów could mean:

these glasses
those glasses

depending on context.

If the meaning shown to the learner is these glasses, that is perfectly natural.

Could Mam dość tych okularów ever mean I have enough of these glasses in a literal quantity sense?

In normal conversation, it will usually be understood idiomatically as:

I’m fed up with these glasses
I’ve had enough of these glasses

If you want to express a literal quantity idea, Polish would usually phrase it differently or make the context clearer.

So learners should treat mam dość + genitive mainly as an idiomatic expression of annoyance, frustration, or exhaustion.

What is the basic dictionary form of each word?

The dictionary forms are:

mam → from mieć = to have
dość = enough
tych → from ten / ta / to / te = this / that / these / those
okularów → from okulary = glasses

So the sentence is built from very common Polish words, but the grammar is idiomatic because of mam dość + genitive.

Can I omit tych and just say Mam dość okularów?

Yes.

Mam dość okularów = I’m fed up with glasses
Mam dość tych okularów = I’m fed up with these glasses

Adding tych makes it more specific. Without it, the sentence is more general.

Is the word order fixed? Could I say Dość mam tych okularów?

The neutral, standard order is:

Mam dość tych okularów.

You may also hear:

Dość mam tych okularów.

But that sounds more marked or emphatic. It can suggest stronger emotion or a more dramatic tone.

For learners, the safest pattern is:

Mam dość + genitive

How would a native speaker pronounce Mam dość tych okularów?

A rough pronunciation guide is:

mam → like mahm
dość → approximately doshch
tych → approximately tikh or tihkh
okularów → approximately oh-koo-LAH-roof

A few important sounds:

ś is a soft sh-like sound
ch is a throaty sound, like Polish h
ó sounds like u

The stress in Polish usually falls on the second-to-last syllable:

o-ku-LA-rów

Can this sentence sound stronger or weaker depending on context?

Yes.

Mam dość tych okularów can range from mild annoyance to strong frustration, depending on tone and context.

It could mean things like:

you are tired of wearing them
they keep slipping
they look bad
they are uncomfortable
you are just generally sick of dealing with them

So the grammar gives the basic meaning, but the exact emotional force comes from the situation and intonation.

What are some similar Polish patterns I can learn from this sentence?

This sentence is a very useful model:

Mam dość tej pracy. = I’m fed up with this job.
Mam dość szkoły. = I’m sick of school.
Mam dość zimy. = I’ve had enough of winter.
Mam dość ciebie. = I’m fed up with you.
Mam dość tego czekania. = I’m tired of this waiting.

The key pattern to remember is:

mieć dość + genitive = to be fed up with / to have had enough of

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