Word
Oba korty są nowe.
Meaning
Both courts are new.
Part of speech
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Questions & Answers about Oba korty są nowe.
Why do we use oba here instead of obie or oboje?
Kort (court) is a masculine inanimate noun. We use oba for masculine inanimate nouns, masculine animate nouns (animals), and neuter nouns. You would use obie for feminine nouns, and oboje for mixed-gender groups of people.
Does oba force the noun into the genitive case like the number five does?
No, it behaves just like the numbers two, three, and four! In a basic subject sentence like this, oba simply pairs with the regular nominative plural noun (korty). You only need the genitive plural when dealing with numbers five and up.
Why is the adjective nowe instead of nowi?
Because korty is a non-virile noun (meaning it does not describe a group of men). In the plural, Polish adjectives split into virile (men included) and non-virile (everything else, including objects like courts). The non-virile nominative plural of nowy is nowe.
What is the singular form of korty, and why does the plural end in -y?
The singular is kort, which is a masculine inanimate noun borrowed from English. For most masculine nouns ending in a hard consonant like -t, we form the nominative plural by adding the letter -y.