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"Bottle" in Polish: butelka
butelka
Bottle in Polish is butelka. Butelka is feminine; useful forms are butelki (genitive), butelkę (direct object) and butelką (instrumental). Butelka is a bottle; butelka wody specifies its contents using the genitive wody.
Identifying or describing bottle
Butelka jest pełna.Speak with an AI partner · 7 days free
How to pronounce butelka
Say it
bootelka
/butɛlka/
In butelka, keep the vowels clear and avoid adding vowels inside consonant clusters. The content words in butelka normally use penultimate stress when they have multiple syllables.
"Bottle" in Polish: quick reference
| Polish | English | When to use |
|---|---|---|
| butelka | bottle Dictionary form for feminine butelka. | Dictionary form for feminine butelka. |
| butelki | of bottle Genitive form, used for example after nie ma. | Genitive form, used for example after nie ma. |
| butelką | with bottle Instrumental form after z meaning with. | Instrumental form after z meaning with. |
| butelkę | bottle 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 butelka in real life
- 1Identifying or describing bottle
Butelka jest pełna.
The bottle is full.
This sentence uses butelka to describe bottle in context.
- 2Using bottle in daily life
Otwieram butelkę wody.
I am opening a bottle of water.
Notice the form used for butelka in this practical sentence.
- 3Another use of bottle
Nie wyrzucam tej butelki.
I am not throwing away this bottle.
The construction shows how butelka fits a different situation.
Mistakes English speakers make with butelka
Incorrect: Nie ma butelka.
Correct: Nie ma butelki.
After nie ma, butelka takes the genitive form butelki.
Incorrect: z butelka
Correct: z butelką
When z means with, use the instrumental: z butelką. Z can also mean from.
Good to know
Butelka is a bottle; butelka wody specifies its contents using the genitive wody.
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Describe bottle in two different contexts
Partner
Ułóż zdanie z tym słowem.
Make a sentence with this word.
You
Butelka jest pełna.
The bottle is full.
Partner
A teraz podaj inny przykład.
Now give a different example.
You
Otwieram butelkę wody.
I am opening a bottle of water.
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FAQ
Common questions about "Bottle" in Polish
What grammatical form is butelka?
Butelka is feminine. No article is required with butelka; surrounding words carry its gender and number agreement.
How does butelka change as a direct object?
The accusative form is butelkę. For comparison, the genitive is butelki; negation can change the case required by a verb.
How do I use butelka after “with”?
Use z butelką. Here z introduces the instrumental form of butelka, rather than its dictionary form.
What should I know about using butelka?
Butelka is a bottle; butelka wody specifies its contents using the genitive wody.
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