Breakdown of Inne klucze są na biurku.
być
to be
na
on, at / to (motion toward) / for (a meal) / for (waiting for)
biurko
desk
klucz
key (m)
Questions & Answers about Inne klucze są na biurku.
How did klucz (key) become klucze in the plural?
Klucz is a masculine noun for an inanimate object. For non-virile nouns that end in a "soft" consonant sound like -cz, -sz, or -rz, the plural ending is usually -e. Therefore, klucz becomes klucze.
I learned that klucz is a masculine noun. Why is it using a "non-virile" plural form?
In the plural, Polish simplifies its genders into just two main categories: "virile" (groups that include at least one male human) and "non-virile" (literally everything else: women, animals, objects, concepts). Since a key is an object, it falls into the non-virile category in the plural, even though it is masculine in the singular!
Why is the word for "other" written as inne here?
Because it is describing klucze, which is a non-virile plural noun. In Polish, adjectives describing plural non-virile nouns end in -e. The basic dictionary form of the word is inny, and its non-virile plural form is inne.
Why does the sentence say na biurku instead of na biurko?