- Forum >
- Topic: Polish >
- "W twoim domu są wąskie drzwi…
18 Comments
F4yY9kZj
358
How would you disambiguate, if you wanted to be precise? "Są jedne wąskie drzwi"; "są kilka wąskich drzwi"?
With "kilka", the verb is actually singular.
And "drzwi" being plurale tantum, needs the numeral to be a collective one. So we end up with "jest kilkoro wąskich drzwi". Which I have to say sounds pretty weird - even the natives aren't that great with collective numerals - and I guess a lot of people would say "kilka" even if it's actually incorrect.
hwodzak
659
"Drzwi" is always plural in Polish. I think it stems from the massive castle doors that always come in pairs.