"The new boys have new shoes."
Translation:Nowi chłopcy mają nowe buty.
December 11, 2015
6 Comments
Why is it "nowi" for chłopcy and "nowe" for buty? A bit confused as theyre both masculine nouns. Something about being animate?
October 15, 2018
Could someone please explain to me why 'chłopcy' takes the adjective 'nowi' and not 'nowy'?
December 11, 2015
vytah
1328
Nominative masculine personal plural adjectives have a consonant shift (in this case, w to w(i)).
I wrote a bit about consonant shifts, including in adjectives, here: https://www.duolingo.com/comment/12262354
December 11, 2015
gabe81
- 1630
'Nowi' is for plural, while 'nowy' is singular (both forms masculine-personal).
Unfortunately the endings don't match with the noun, and i think that is what mislead you.
December 11, 2015
