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"Eighty" in Polish: osiemdziesiąt

osiemdziesiąt

Say it: osiemihiesiontnumber/ɔɕɛmˈdʑɛɕɔnt/

Eighty in Polish is osiemdziesiąt, the number 80. Its genitive form is osiemdziesięciu. Osiemdziesiąt takes genitive plural; osiemdziesięciu is an oblique form and differs from the counting form's ending.

A useful quantity

Mam osiemdziesiąt punktów.
I have eighty points.
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osiemihiesiont

/ɔɕɛmˈdʑɛɕɔnt/

In osiemdziesiąt, ś/si has a soft sh-like sound; nasal vowels change their realization with the following consonant. The content words in osiemdziesiąt normally use penultimate stress when they have multiple syllables.

"Eighty" in Polish: quick reference

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osiemdziesiąt80

Counting or dictionary form.

osiemdziesięciu80 in a genitive construction

Changes with the grammar of the sentence.

Mam osiemdziesiąt punktów.I have eighty points.

A complete quantity in a sentence.

How to use osiemdziesiąt in real life

  1. 1A useful quantity

    Mam osiemdziesiąt punktów.

    I have eighty points.

    Osiemdziesiąt takes genitive plural; osiemdziesięciu is an oblique form and differs from the counting form's ending.

  2. 2Time or another everyday count

    W budynku jest osiemdziesiąt mieszkań.

    There are eighty apartments in the building.

    This sentence keeps osiemdziesiąt in the counting form and shows the noun used with it.

  3. 3A genitive construction

    Nie mam osiemdziesięciu złotych.

    I do not have eighty zlotys.

    Osiemdziesięciu is the genitive form corresponding to osiemdziesiąt.

Mistakes English speakers make with osiemdziesiąt

Incorrect: Mam osiemdziesiąt punkty.

Correct: Mam osiemdziesiąt punktów.

The noun after osiemdziesiąt must use the case and number shown in Mam osiemdziesiąt punktów.

Incorrect: Nie mam osiemdziesiąt złotych.

Correct: Nie mam osiemdziesięciu złotych.

This negative construction requires genitive osiemdziesięciu, rather than counting form osiemdziesiąt.

Good to know

Osiemdziesiąt takes genitive plural; osiemdziesięciu is an oblique form and differs from the counting form's ending.

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Practice a quantity of 80

  1. Partner

    Jak użyjesz tej liczby w zdaniu?

    How will you use this number in a sentence?

  2. You

    Mam osiemdziesiąt punktów.

    I have eighty points.

  3. Partner

    A w innym kontekście?

    And in another context?

  4. You

    W budynku jest osiemdziesiąt mieszkań.

    There are eighty apartments in the building.

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Common questions about "Eighty" in Polish

What number does osiemdziesiąt express?

Osiemdziesiąt is 80. For example: Mam osiemdziesiąt punktów. — I have eighty points.

What noun form follows osiemdziesiąt?

Osiemdziesiąt takes genitive plural; osiemdziesięciu is an oblique form and differs from the counting form's ending.

Does osiemdziesiąt change in genitive constructions?

Yes. The form shown here is osiemdziesięciu: Nie mam osiemdziesięciu złotych. — I do not have eighty zlotys.

Can you give another example with osiemdziesiąt?

W budynku jest osiemdziesiąt mieszkań. — There are eighty apartments in the building.

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