Category: LanguagePart of speech: nounDifficulty: Intermediate

gramatyka

/gramatika/Roman

English meaning: Grammar

Polish Definition

(Polski)

System reguł opisujących strukturę języka, jego formy i sposób budowania zdań.

English Definition

The rules governing the structure of a language. Polish grammar is notoriously complex — it has 7 grammatical cases, grammatical gender (masculine, feminine, neuter, and virile/non-virile in plural), aspectual verb pairs, and intricate declension patterns. Despite this complexity, Polish is phonetically consistent — it is pronounced as written. Polish grammar survived unchanged through centuries of partition.

Example

Polska gramatyka z siedmioma przypadkami należy do najtrudniejszych w Europie.

In English: Polish grammar with seven cases is among the most complex in Europe.

Synonyms

  • składnia
  • morfologia

Literary Heritage

Słowa są czarami — każde słowo może zbudzić lub uśpić ducha.

Words are spells — each word can awaken or lull a spirit.

Adam Mickiewicz · Poet / Romantic · 19th century

Dziady

Dziady, Part III, Scene 2, 1823

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Language
Polski
Polish
Script
Latin
Family
Slavic
Speakers
45M
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