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Learning the Polish Feminine is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you master it the more you get closer to mastering the Polish language. But first we need to know what the role of Feminine is in the structure of the grammar in Polish.
Polish feminine refers to female qualities attributed specifically to women and girls or things considered feminine. The complement to feminine is masculine.
Forming a feminine form in Polish is rather irregular. Some of the feminine forms are made by adding -ka to the masculine form. Example:
Sprzatacz (a cleaner) becomes: sprzątaczka (cleaning lady).
However, this rule is quite uncertain, because there are many cases where the form with -ka doesn’t mean the feminine form of the masculine, but an another word. Example: pilotka is not a women who steers a plane, but a flying cap.
Many of Polish feminine form are totally different than the masculine, because they are formed with another steam. Example: chłopiec (a boy) – dziewczynka (a girl).
Here are some examples:
| English Feminine | Polish Feminine |
|---|---|
| Feminine | Kobiecy |
| he is happy | jest szczęśliwy |
| she is happy | jest szczęśliwa |
| he is American | jest amerykaniem |
| she is American | jest amerykanką |
| man | mężczyzna/ człowiek |
| woman | kobieta |
| father | ojciec |
| mother | matka |
| brother | brat |
| sister | siostra |
| uncle | wujek |
| aunt | ciotka |
| bull | byk |
| cow | krowa |
| boy | chłopiec |
| girl | dziewczyna |
Notice the structure of the Feminine in Polish.
Below is a list of objects, can you determine whether they're feminine, masculine or plural in Polish? Memorizing this table will also help you add very useful and important words to your Polish vocabulary.
| English Vocabulary | Polish Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| objects | przedmioty, rzeczy |
| bathroom | łazienka |
| bed | łóżko |
| bedroom | sypialnia |
| ceiling | sufit |
| chair | krzesło |
| clothes | odzież |
| coat | płaszcz |
| cup | puchar/ filiżanka |
| desk | biurko |
| dress | sukienka |
| floor | piętro |
| fork | widelec |
| furniture | meble |
| glass | szklanka |
| hat | kapelusz |
| house | dom |
| ink | atrament |
| jacket | kurtka |
| kitchen | kuchnia |
| knife | nóż |
| lamp | lampa |
| letter | list |
| map | mapa |
| newspaper | gazeta |
| notebook | notatnik |
| pants | spodnie |
| paper | papier |
| pen | pióro/ długopis |
| pencil | ołówek |
| pharmacy | apteka |
| picture | zdjęcie |
| plate | talerz |
| refrigerator | lodówka |
| restaurant | restauracja |
| roof | dach |
| room | pokój |
| rug | dywan |
| scissors | nożyczki |
| shampoo | szampon |
| shirt | koszula |
| shoes | obuwie |
| soap | mydło |
| socks | skarpety |
| spoon | łyżka |
| table | stół |
| toilet | toaleta |
| toothbrush | szczoteczka do zębów |
| toothpaste | pasta do zębów |
| towel | ręcznik |
| umbrella | parasol |
| underwear | bielizna |
| wall | ściana |
| wallet | portfel |
| window | okno |
| telephone | telefon |
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