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"Highway" in Polish: autostrada
autostrada
Highway in Polish is autostrada. Autostrada is feminine; useful forms are autostrady (genitive), autostradę (direct object) and autostradą (instrumental). Autostrada is a motorway; droga ekspresowa is an expressway, a different road category.
Identifying or describing highway
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How to pronounce autostrada
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aootostrada
/autɔstrada/
In autostrada, keep the vowels clear and avoid adding vowels inside consonant clusters. The content words in autostrada normally use penultimate stress when they have multiple syllables.
"Highway" in Polish: quick reference
| Polish | English | When to use |
|---|---|---|
| autostrada | highway Dictionary form for feminine autostrada. | Dictionary form for feminine autostrada. |
| autostrady | of highway Genitive form, used for example after nie ma. | Genitive form, used for example after nie ma. |
| autostradą | with highway Instrumental form after z meaning with. | Instrumental form after z meaning with. |
| autostradę | highway 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 autostrada in real life
- 1Identifying or describing highway
Autostrada jest płatna.
The motorway has a toll.
This sentence uses autostrada to describe highway in context.
- 2Using highway in daily life
Wybieram autostradę zamiast lokalnej drogi.
I choose the motorway instead of the local road.
Notice the form used for autostrada in this practical sentence.
- 3Another use of highway
Jedziemy autostradą do miasta.
We travel by motorway to the city.
The construction shows how autostrada fits a different situation.
Mistakes English speakers make with autostrada
Incorrect: Nie ma autostrada.
Correct: Nie ma autostrady.
After nie ma, autostrada takes the genitive form autostrady.
Incorrect: z autostrada
Correct: z autostradą
When z means with, use the instrumental: z autostradą. Z can also mean from.
Good to know
Autostrada is a motorway; droga ekspresowa is an expressway, a different road category.
Read this practice conversation aloud
Describe highway in two different contexts
Partner
Ułóż zdanie z tym słowem.
Make a sentence with this word.
You
Autostrada jest płatna.
The motorway has a toll.
Partner
A teraz podaj inny przykład.
Now give a different example.
You
Wybieram autostradę zamiast lokalnej drogi.
I choose the motorway instead of the local road.
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 "Highway" in Polish
What grammatical form is autostrada?
Autostrada is feminine. No article is required with autostrada; surrounding words carry its gender and number agreement.
How does autostrada change as a direct object?
The accusative form is autostradę. For comparison, the genitive is autostrady; negation can change the case required by a verb.
How do I use autostrada after “with”?
Use z autostradą. Here z introduces the instrumental form of autostrada, rather than its dictionary form.
What should I know about using autostrada?
Autostrada is a motorway; droga ekspresowa is an expressway, a different road category.
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