Podwozie jest suche.

to be

Breakdown of Podwozie jest suche.

• suchy: dry
• podwozie: the undercarriage; the chassis

Questions & Answers about Podwozie jest suche.

Why is it suche and not suchy?

Because Polish adjectives must agree with the noun they describe in gender, number, and case.

Here, podwozie is:

• singular
• neuter
• nominative

So the adjective must also be singular neuter nominative: suche.

Compare:

• suchy = masculine
• sucha = feminine
• suche = neuter

So:

• samochód jest suchy = the car is dry
• karoseria jest sucha = the body is dry
• podwozie jest suche = the undercarriage is dry

What gender is podwozie?

Podwozie is a neuter noun.

A very common clue is the ending:

• many Polish neuter nouns end in -o, -e, or -ę

So podwozie behaves as a neuter noun, which is why the adjective is suche.

Is podwozie really singular? It ends in -e, which looks plural to me.