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"Artist" in Polish: artysta / artystka

artysta / artystka

Say it: artihstanoun/artɨsta/

Artist in Polish is artysta / artystka. Artysta is masculine personal; useful forms are artysty (genitive), artystę (direct object) and artystą (instrumental). Artysta is masculine despite its -a ending; artystka is the feminine counterpart.

Identifying or describing artist

Artysta jest na wystawie.
The artist is at the exhibition.
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How to pronounce artysta / artystka

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artihsta

/artɨsta/

In artysta, y is distinct from the vowel i. The content words in artysta normally use penultimate stress when they have multiple syllables.

"Artist" in Polish: quick reference

PolishEnglish
artystaartist

Dictionary form for masculine personal artysta.

artystyof artist

Genitive form, used for example after nie ma.

artystąwith artist

Instrumental form after z meaning with.

artystęartist as a direct object

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

How to use artysta / artystka in real life

  1. 1Identifying or describing artist

    Artysta jest na wystawie.

    The artist is at the exhibition.

    This sentence uses artysta to describe artist in context.

  2. 2Using artist in daily life

    Poznaję artystę w galerii.

    I meet an artist in the gallery.

    Notice the form used for artysta in this practical sentence.

  3. 3Another use of artist

    Rozmawiam z artystą o obrazie.

    I talk with the artist about the painting.

    The construction shows how artysta fits a different situation.

Mistakes English speakers make with artysta / artystka

Incorrect: Nie ma artysta.

Correct: Nie ma artysty.

After nie ma, artysta takes the genitive form artysty.

Incorrect: z artysta

Correct: z artystą

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

Good to know

Artysta is masculine despite its -a ending; artystka is the feminine counterpart.

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Describe artist in two different contexts

  1. Partner

    Ułóż zdanie z tym słowem.

    Make a sentence with this word.

  2. You

    Artysta jest na wystawie.

    The artist is at the exhibition.

  3. Partner

    A teraz podaj inny przykład.

    Now give a different example.

  4. You

    Poznaję artystę w galerii.

    I meet an artist in the gallery.

This is a sample dialogue for reading aloud. Try both parts, then replace a detail with one from your own life.

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Common questions about "Artist" in Polish

What grammatical form is artysta?

Artysta is masculine personal. No article is required with artysta; surrounding words carry its gender and number agreement.

How does artysta change as a direct object?

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

How do I use artysta after “with”?

Use z artystą. Here z introduces the instrumental form of artysta, rather than its dictionary form.

What should I know about using artysta?

Artysta is masculine despite its -a ending; artystka is the feminine counterpart.

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