{"id":158,"date":"2017-10-20T02:47:00","date_gmt":"2017-10-20T02:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clozemaster.com\/blog\/?p=158"},"modified":"2017-10-27T15:21:57","modified_gmt":"2017-10-27T15:21:57","slug":"polish-adjectives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.clozemaster.com\/blog\/polish-adjectives\/","title":{"rendered":"Understanding Polish Adjectives"},"content":{"rendered":"

Just like in English, the default position of Polish adjectives is <\/span>before<\/strong> the modified word<\/strong>. <\/span><\/p>\n

However, unlike in English, each adjective can assume a number of forms. This is done by changing the adjective\u2019s ending and depends on three variables: <\/span>number<\/b>, gender<\/b>, <\/b>and<\/span> case<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Grammatical<\/p>\n

\"Grammtical<\/p>\n

It\u2019s not a coincidence that the variables are exactly the same as for nouns. Polish a<\/strong><\/span>djectives always change their form to agree with the gender, number, and case of the word they modify<\/strong>, and in most cases, the modified word is a noun.<\/span><\/p>\n

While each adjective has a considerable number of possible endings, their declension is actually very regular. This means that once you internalize the general pattern, you will be able to decline any adjective with little effort, even if you\u2019ve never seen it before.<\/span><\/p>\n

Let\u2019s look at some specific examples.<\/span><\/p>\n

Number and gender of Polish adjectives<\/span><\/h2>\n

Adjectives accompanying <\/span>singular masculine<\/b> nouns usually have the ending –<\/strong><\/em><\/span>y<\/b><\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n

czarny<\/b><\/i><\/abbr>\u00a0samoch\u00f3d <\/span><\/i>(\u201cblack car\u201d)<\/span><\/p>\n

However, when preceded by certain consonants (mostly <\/span>k<\/b><\/em> or <\/span>g<\/b><\/em>, and in some cases also <\/span>n<\/b><\/em> or <\/span>p<\/b><\/em>) the default hard <\/span>-y<\/b><\/em> ending becomes a soft <\/span>-i<\/b><\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n

drogi<\/b><\/i><\/abbr>\u00a0samoch\u00f3d <\/span><\/i>(\u201cexpensive car\u201d)<\/span><\/p>\n

Both <\/span>czarny <\/i><\/strong>and <\/span>drogi <\/i><\/strong>are basic lexical forms \u2013 you can expect to find them as the adjective\u2019s entry in a dictionary. They can be described with the following variables: <\/span><\/p>\n