Talk:Polish/Plural

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What is mentioned about countability seems a bit strange. Are you sure that practically all Polish words can be said in a plural form? "Pogoda", "wiek" (age), "wiedza", "owłosienie", "karmel" etc.
I'm afraid , the rule here is more or less like in English, namely : you never know whether you can say something in plural or not ;-) And the example with "beers" is ridiculous as , obviously, exactly the same refers to English uncountables, of course one can say "two beers" in English. Two teas, three soaps or whatever if there exist implied counters.
And similarly, many uncountable products can only be said in plural if you mean "types of...", e.g. "mąki", "cukry", "tłuszcze", etc. And again, same happens in English. So, generally, I think the paragraph on countability brings more unnecessary confusion rather than explanation


"Wiedza" doesn't have plural form, "pogoda", "owłosienie", "karmel" have plural, "wiek" too, but plural form only meaning "centuries".
You can say uncountable products in singular and plural form, so "mąka"-"mąki", "cukier"-"cukry"(only in meaning "carbohydrates"!), "tłuszcz"-"tłuszcze", "woda"-"wody", "ser"-"sery"(I never have understood, why cheese is uncontable in English ;p I'm polish) are correct.