"Jego kurtka jest różowa."

Translation: His jacket is pink.

[malcolm7777777]

GANGSTER JACKET

[ShaulYahil]

Am I mistaken in believing that "kurtka" can mean "coat" just as easily as "jacket?" I was marked incorrect for this, and would like to know if this is formally wrong.

[Inquiss]

Indeed. "Kurtka" and "płaszcz" are totally different things, the first being simply a jacket, second - a coat.

[WarsawWill]

Well, what I usually think of as a jacket is "marynarka" or "żakiet" (for women). Athough certainly different from "płaszcz", and often called a jacket, "kurtka" can sometimes also be referred to as a coat (especially the outdoor type). The PWN/Oxford "Wielki" lists both.

[eannaoc]

I've always considered a jacket and a coat to be the same thing

[Vengir]

"coat" is "płaszcz"

[WarsawWill]

"płaszcz" as in overcoat or raincoat is "coat", yes, but there are other types of coat, some of which (like the one I wear) would be translated as "kurtka". Languages don't always have a 1:1 exact match in meaning.

[WarsawWill]

Yes, it can mean a short coat. As for jacket, it means the kind of jacket you put on to go out in, not as in suit jacket, sports jacket, etc, which is "marynarka" for men, or "żakiet" for women.

[Ernest658592]

Yes "kurtka" is also jacket, you arr correct

[Euhan1]

Czy on jest członkiem Whama?

[Neil914700]

I thought the adjective should be Instrumental case: rożową. Have i misunderstood? Is it that this 'jest' isnt 'conjugated?

[eannaoc]

Why is instrumental not used here after być?

[va-diim]

A simpler explanation is that różowa is an adjective, not a noun. An adjective without a noun does not decline to the instrumental case.

[Denny22]

Looking through Jellei's notes I found this in Part 3:

X in Nominative + a form of 'być' + the adjective in Nominative.

https://forum.duolingo.com/comment/16373167
Hope that helps.

[va-diim]

In Russian, Jego ["jewo"] kurtka rozowaja.

[Guy120495]

Micheal Portillo? Kurtka sportowa? Lost in translation?