Word
Na biurku są dwa nowe monitory.
Meaning
There are two new monitors on the desk.
Part of speech
sentence
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Breakdown of Na biurku są dwa nowe monitory.
być
to be
nowy
new
na
on, at / to (motion toward) / for (a meal) / for (waiting for)
dwa
two
Questions & Answers about Na biurku są dwa nowe monitory.
Why doesn't this sentence use a word for "there" like "tam są"?
In Polish, existential sentences (statements that something exists in a location) usually start with the location (na biurku) followed directly by the verb być (here, są). Adding tam would literally mean "over there on the desk," pointing to a specific physical spot, rather than acting as the English structural "there are."_
Why is the locative form biurku and not biurce?
Biurko is a neuter noun. While feminine nouns ending in -ka mutate to -ce in the locative (like matka to matce), neuter nouns whose stems end in velar consonants (-ko, -go, or -cho) simply take the -u ending without mutating the consonant. So, biurko becomes biurku.
Why is it dwa nowe monitory instead of dwaj nowi or dwóch nowych?
Monitor is a masculine inanimate noun. In the plural, only masculine personal nouns (groups including men) use the special virile forms like dwaj nowi or dwóch nowych. All other nouns, including masculine inanimate objects, use the non-masculine-personal forms: the number dwa, the adjective nowe, and the standard nominative plural noun ending -y.
Does the word order matter here, or could I say Dwa nowe monitory są na biurku?