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"Allergy" in Polish: alergia

alergia

Say it: alergianoun/alɛrɡja/

Allergy in Polish is alergia. Alergia is feminine; useful forms are alergii (genitive), alergię (direct object) and alergią (instrumental). Alergia is an allergy; alergia na plus accusative names the trigger.

Identifying or describing allergy

Alergia jest potwierdzona.
The allergy is confirmed.
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How to pronounce alergia

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alergia

/alɛrɡja/

In alergia, keep the vowels clear and avoid adding vowels inside consonant clusters. The content words in alergia normally use penultimate stress when they have multiple syllables.

"Allergy" in Polish: quick reference

PolishEnglish
alergiaallergy

Dictionary form for feminine alergia.

alergiiof allergy

Genitive form, used for example after nie ma.

alergiąwith allergy

Instrumental form after z meaning with.

alergięallergy as a direct object

Accusative form, used with many affirmative object-taking verbs.

How to use alergia in real life

  1. 1Identifying or describing allergy

    Alergia jest potwierdzona.

    The allergy is confirmed.

    This sentence uses alergia to describe allergy in context.

  2. 2Using allergy in daily life

    Mam alergię na orzechy.

    I am allergic to nuts.

    Notice the form used for alergia in this practical sentence.

  3. 3Another use of allergy

    Nie znam przyczyny alergii.

    I do not know the allergy's cause.

    The construction shows how alergia fits a different situation.

Mistakes English speakers make with alergia

Incorrect: Nie ma alergia.

Correct: Nie ma alergii.

After nie ma, alergia takes the genitive form alergii.

Incorrect: z alergia

Correct: z alergią

When z means with, use the instrumental: z alergią. Z can also mean from.

Good to know

Alergia is an allergy; alergia na plus accusative names the trigger.

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Describe allergy in two different contexts

  1. Partner

    Ułóż zdanie z tym słowem.

    Make a sentence with this word.

  2. You

    Alergia jest potwierdzona.

    The allergy is confirmed.

  3. Partner

    A teraz podaj inny przykład.

    Now give a different example.

  4. You

    Mam alergię na orzechy.

    I am allergic to nuts.

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Common questions about "Allergy" in Polish

What grammatical form is alergia?

Alergia is feminine. No article is required with alergia; surrounding words carry its gender and number agreement.

How does alergia change as a direct object?

The accusative form is alergię. For comparison, the genitive is alergii; negation can change the case required by a verb.

How do I use alergia after “with”?

Use z alergią. Here z introduces the instrumental form of alergia, rather than its dictionary form.

What should I know about using alergia?

Alergia is an allergy; alergia na plus accusative names the trigger.

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