Questions & Answers about Ona ma niebieskie oczy.
The singular word for eye is oko. Why is the plural oczy?
Body parts that naturally come in pairs, like eyes and ears, often have irregular plural forms in Polish due to an old historical rule. Because of this, the plural of the neuter noun oko is oczy rather than following standard neuter endings.
What case is the phrase niebieskie oczy in?
It is in the accusative case because it is the direct object of the verb mieć (to have). Fortunately, for non-masculine-personal nouns in the plural, the accusative form looks exactly the same as the basic dictionary form.
How do we know to use niebieskie instead of another form of the adjective?
Adjectives must match their noun in gender, number, and case. Because oczy is plural and belongs to the non-masculine-personal category (which includes objects, animals, and groups without men), the adjective niebieski takes the plural -e ending to become niebieskie.
Does the verb ma change depending on what she has?
No, ma (has) only changes based on who is doing the having. Since the subject is ona (she), we use the third-person singular form ma, regardless of whether she has one thing or multiple things like eyes.