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"Beans" in Polish: fasola
fasola
Beans in Polish is fasola. Fasola is feminine; useful forms are fasoli (genitive), fasolę (direct object) and fasolą (instrumental). Fasola is a singular collective noun for beans as food; an individual bean can be described as ziarno fasoli.
Identifying or describing beans
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How to pronounce fasola
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fasola
/fasɔla/
In fasola, keep the vowels clear and avoid adding vowels inside consonant clusters. The content words in fasola normally use penultimate stress when they have multiple syllables.
"Beans" in Polish: quick reference
| Polish | English | When to use |
|---|---|---|
| fasola | beans Dictionary form for feminine fasola. | Dictionary form for feminine fasola. |
| fasoli | of beans Genitive form, used for example after nie ma. | Genitive form, used for example after nie ma. |
| fasolą | with beans Instrumental form after z meaning with. | Instrumental form after z meaning with. |
| fasolę | beans as a direct object Accusative form, used with many affirmative object-taking verbs. | Accusative form, used with many affirmative object-taking verbs. |
How to use fasola in real life
- 1Identifying or describing beans
Fasola jest już miękka.
The beans are soft now.
This sentence uses fasola to describe beans in context.
- 2Using beans in daily life
Gotuję fasolę na obiad.
I am cooking beans for lunch.
Notice the form used for fasola in this practical sentence.
- 3Another use of beans
Zupa jest z fasolą.
The soup contains beans.
The construction shows how fasola fits a different situation.
Mistakes English speakers make with fasola
Incorrect: Nie ma fasola.
Correct: Nie ma fasoli.
After nie ma, fasola takes the genitive form fasoli.
Incorrect: z fasola
Correct: z fasolą
When z means with, use the instrumental: z fasolą. Z can also mean from.
Good to know
Fasola is a singular collective noun for beans as food; an individual bean can be described as ziarno fasoli.
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Describe beans in two different contexts
Partner
Ułóż zdanie z tym słowem.
Make a sentence with this word.
You
Fasola jest już miękka.
The beans are soft now.
Partner
A teraz podaj inny przykład.
Now give a different example.
You
Gotuję fasolę na obiad.
I am cooking beans for lunch.
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FAQ
Common questions about "Beans" in Polish
What grammatical form is fasola?
Fasola is feminine. No article is required with fasola; surrounding words carry its gender and number agreement.
How does fasola change as a direct object?
The accusative form is fasolę. For comparison, the genitive is fasoli; negation can change the case required by a verb.
How do I use fasola after “with”?
Use z fasolą. Here z introduces the instrumental form of fasola, rather than its dictionary form.
What should I know about using fasola?
Fasola is a singular collective noun for beans as food; an individual bean can be described as ziarno fasoli.
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