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"Diabetes" in Polish: cukrzyca
cukrzyca
Diabetes in Polish is cukrzyca. Cukrzyca is feminine; useful forms are cukrzycy (genitive), cukrzycę (direct object) and cukrzycą (instrumental). Cukrzyca is diabetes; cukier means sugar and is a different noun.
Identifying or describing diabetes
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How to pronounce cukrzyca
Say it
tsookzhihtsa
/tsukʂɨtsa/
In cukrzyca, rz and ż normally share a zh-like sound, with devoicing in some positions; y is distinct from the vowel i. The content words in cukrzyca normally use penultimate stress when they have multiple syllables.
"Diabetes" in Polish: quick reference
| Polish | English | When to use |
|---|---|---|
| cukrzyca | diabetes Dictionary form for feminine cukrzyca. | Dictionary form for feminine cukrzyca. |
| cukrzycy | of diabetes Genitive form, used for example after nie ma. | Genitive form, used for example after nie ma. |
| cukrzycą | with diabetes Instrumental form after z meaning with. | Instrumental form after z meaning with. |
| cukrzycę | diabetes 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 cukrzyca in real life
- 1Identifying or describing diabetes
Cukrzyca jest opisana w dokumentacji.
The diabetes is recorded in the medical notes.
This sentence uses cukrzyca to describe diabetes in context.
- 2Using diabetes in daily life
Mam cukrzycę.
I have diabetes.
Notice the form used for cukrzyca in this practical sentence.
- 3Another use of diabetes
Uczę się o objawach cukrzycy.
I learn about diabetes symptoms.
The construction shows how cukrzyca fits a different situation.
Mistakes English speakers make with cukrzyca
Incorrect: Nie ma cukrzyca.
Correct: Nie ma cukrzycy.
After nie ma, cukrzyca takes the genitive form cukrzycy.
Incorrect: z cukrzyca
Correct: z cukrzycą
When z means with, use the instrumental: z cukrzycą. Z can also mean from.
Good to know
Cukrzyca is diabetes; cukier means sugar and is a different noun.
Read this practice conversation aloud
Describe diabetes in two different contexts
Partner
Ułóż zdanie z tym słowem.
Make a sentence with this word.
You
Cukrzyca jest opisana w dokumentacji.
The diabetes is recorded in the medical notes.
Partner
A teraz podaj inny przykład.
Now give a different example.
You
Mam cukrzycę.
I have diabetes.
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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FAQ
Common questions about "Diabetes" in Polish
What grammatical form is cukrzyca?
Cukrzyca is feminine. No article is required with cukrzyca; surrounding words carry its gender and number agreement.
How does cukrzyca change as a direct object?
The accusative form is cukrzycę. For comparison, the genitive is cukrzycy; negation can change the case required by a verb.
How do I use cukrzyca after “with”?
Use z cukrzycą. Here z introduces the instrumental form of cukrzyca, rather than its dictionary form.
What should I know about using cukrzyca?
Cukrzyca is diabetes; cukier means sugar and is a different noun.
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