polski · A1 · vocabulary · 4 minutes
Clothes
Describe what someone wears with mieć na sobie and adjective agreement.
Understand the choice
Clothing descriptions bring together color, case, and number. Learn plural-only spodnie and the masculine animate/inanimate behavior of garment nouns through complete phrases.
Core rule: Mieć na sobie describes wearing; direct objects take accusative and adjectives agree.
Notice it in context
Dzisiaj Marta ma na sobie niebieską kurtkę i czarne buty.
Today Marta is wearing a blue jacket and black shoes.
Niebieską kurtkę is feminine accusative; czarne buty is non-masculine-personal plural accusative.
Zimą noszę ciepły płaszcz i czapkę.
In winter I wear a warm coat and cap.
Płaszcz is inanimate masculine accusative; czapkę feminine accusative.
Czarne spodnie pasują do białej koszuli.
Black trousers match a white shirt.
Spodnie triggers plural; do takes genitive białej koszuli.
What to remember
- Spodnie is plural-only; one pair is para spodni.
- Nosić means wear habitually/carry; mieć na sobie describes the current outfit.
Common trap: Do not use być + clothes for wearing.