Moja siostra nosi kolorowe spodnie i nowe okulary.
My sister wears colorful trousers and new glasses.
Breakdown of Moja siostra nosi kolorowe spodnie i nowe okulary.
i
and
nowy
new
siostra
sister
mój
my
kolorowy
colourful
nosić
to wear
okulary
glasses
spodnie
trousers
Questions & Answers about Moja siostra nosi kolorowe spodnie i nowe okulary.
Are spodnie and okulary in the plural form here?
Yes! Just like in English, items like trousers (spodnie) and glasses (okulary) are always plural because they have two parts. Since they are not a group of men, they belong to the non-virile plural category.
Why don't the endings for kolorowe spodnie and nowe okulary change if they are the direct object of the sentence?
They are indeed in the Accusative case because they are the object of the verb nosi (wears). However, for non-virile plural nouns and their adjectives, the Accusative form is exactly the same as the Nominative (dictionary) form. You get a free pass on learning a new ending for this!
Why do the adjectives kolorowe and nowe end in -e?
Because they describe non-virile plural nouns. In the plural form, adjectives that describe anything other than male persons take the -e ending. So, the base forms kolorowy and nowy turn into kolorowe and nowe.
I thought the verb nosić meant 'to carry'. Why is it translated as 'wears'?
The Polish verb nosić translates to both 'to carry' and 'to wear' (when talking about clothes, glasses, or jewelry). Because the subject is moja siostra (she), we use the third-person singular form nosi.
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