Questions & Answers about On przegrał oba sety.
Why do we use oba here instead of obie or oboje?
The noun set (set) is masculine inanimate. We use oba for masculine inanimate, masculine animate, and neuter nouns. Obie is reserved for feminine nouns, and oboje is used for mixed-gender groups or nouns that only exist in the plural.
What case is oba sety in this sentence?
It is in the accusative case because it is the direct object of the verb przegrał. For masculine inanimate nouns, the accusative plural is identical to the nominative plural, so it remains oba sety.
Is przegrał a perfective or imperfective verb?
It is perfective, meaning the action is complete: he lost the sets. If you used the imperfective form przegrywał, it would mean he was losing both sets at some point in the past, but it wouldn't tell us the final result.
Why does the plural noun sety end in -y?
Set is a masculine inanimate noun borrowed from English. In Polish, masculine inanimate nouns ending in a hard consonant like -t usually take the -y ending to form the nominative and accusative plural.
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