Questions & Answers about W domu widzę piękne rośliny i stare meble.
Why do the adjectives piękne and stare both end in -e here?
They are describing non-virile plural nouns, which means plural nouns that do not include men. Because they are the direct object of the verb widzę (I see), they are in the Accusative case. For non-virile words, the Accusative plural looks exactly the same as the basic Nominative plural, so the adjectives just take the standard -e ending.
How do the nouns roślina (plant) and mebel (piece of furniture) change to become the plural direct objects rośliny and meble?
They are also in the Accusative case, which looks identical to the standard plural for non-virile nouns. The feminine noun roślina changes its -a to -y to become rośliny. The masculine inanimate noun mebel drops its middle -e- and adds an -e at the end to become meble.
I notice "furniture" is translated as the plural meble. Is furniture countable in Polish?
Yes! This is a tricky difference between English and Polish. In English, "furniture" is an uncountable group word and is treated as singular. In Polish, one piece of furniture is a countable noun (mebel). Because this sentence is talking about multiple pieces of furniture, we use the plural meble.
I remember that dom means house. Why is it w domu in this sentence?