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"Office" in Polish: biuro

biuro

Say it: biooronoun/bjurɔ/

Office in Polish is biuro. Biuro is neuter; useful forms are biura (genitive), biuro (direct object) and biurem (instrumental). Biuro is an office or bureau; gabinet can name a private office or a professional consulting room.

Identifying or describing office

Biuro jest na drugim piętrze.
The office is on the second floor.
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How to pronounce biuro

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biooro

/bjurɔ/

In biuro, keep the vowels clear and avoid adding vowels inside consonant clusters. The content words in biuro normally use penultimate stress when they have multiple syllables.

"Office" in Polish: quick reference

PolishEnglish
biurooffice

Dictionary form for neuter biuro.

biuraof office

Genitive form, used for example after nie ma.

biuremwith office

Instrumental form after z meaning with.

How to use biuro in real life

  1. 1Identifying or describing office

    Biuro jest na drugim piętrze.

    The office is on the second floor.

    This sentence uses biuro to describe office in context.

  2. 2Using office in daily life

    Otwieram biuro o dziewiątej.

    I open the office at nine.

    Notice the form used for biuro in this practical sentence.

  3. 3Another use of office

    Nie ma nikogo w biurze.

    There is nobody in the office.

    The construction shows how biuro fits a different situation.

Mistakes English speakers make with biuro

Incorrect: Nie ma biuro.

Correct: Nie ma biura.

After nie ma, biuro takes the genitive form biura.

Incorrect: z biuro

Correct: z biurem

When z means with, use the instrumental: z biurem. Z can also mean from.

Good to know

Biuro is an office or bureau; gabinet can name a private office or a professional consulting room.

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Describe office in two different contexts

  1. Partner

    Ułóż zdanie z tym słowem.

    Make a sentence with this word.

  2. You

    Biuro jest na drugim piętrze.

    The office is on the second floor.

  3. Partner

    A teraz podaj inny przykład.

    Now give a different example.

  4. You

    Otwieram biuro o dziewiątej.

    I open the office at nine.

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 "Office" in Polish

What grammatical form is biuro?

Biuro is neuter. No article is required with biuro; surrounding words carry its gender and number agreement.

How does biuro change as a direct object?

The accusative form is biuro. For comparison, the genitive is biura; negation can change the case required by a verb.

How do I use biuro after “with”?

Use z biurem. Here z introduces the instrumental form of biuro, rather than its dictionary form.

What should I know about using biuro?

Biuro is an office or bureau; gabinet can name a private office or a professional consulting room.

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