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"Open" in Polish: otwarty

otwarty

Say it: otvartihadjective/ɔtfartɨ/

Open in Polish is otwarty. Use otwarty for a masculine singular noun, otwarta for feminine and otwarte for neuter. Otwarty describes an open state; otwierać is the action of opening something.

Masculine subject

Sklep jest otwarty.
The shop is open.
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otvartih

/ɔtfartɨ/

In otwarty, y is distinct from the vowel i. The content words in otwarty normally use penultimate stress when they have multiple syllables.

"Open" in Polish: quick reference

PolishEnglish
otwartyopen

Masculine nominative singular.

otwartaopen

Feminine nominative singular.

otwarteopen

Neuter nominative singular.

How to use otwarty in real life

  1. 1Masculine subject

    Sklep jest otwarty.

    The shop is open.

    Otwarty agrees with the masculine subject in this sentence.

  2. 2Feminine subject

    Restauracja jest otwarta.

    The restaurant is open.

    Use otwarta with this feminine subject.

  3. 3Neuter subject

    Okno jest otwarte.

    The window is open.

    The ending in otwarte agrees with this neuter subject.

Mistakes English speakers make with otwarty

Incorrect: Restauracja jest otwarty.

Correct: Restauracja jest otwarta.

The feminine subject needs otwarta, rather than masculine otwarty.

Incorrect: Okno jest otwarty.

Correct: Okno jest otwarte.

The neuter subject needs otwarte, rather than masculine otwarty.

Good to know

Otwarty describes an open state; otwierać is the action of opening something.

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Describe open in context

  1. Partner

    Jak to opiszesz?

    How would you describe it?

  2. You

    Sklep jest otwarty.

    The shop is open.

  3. Partner

    A drugi przykład?

    And another example?

  4. You

    Restauracja jest otwarta.

    The restaurant is open.

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Common questions about "Open" in Polish

When do I use otwarty?

Otwarty describes an open state; otwierać is the action of opening something.

What is the feminine form of otwarty?

Use otwarta. For example: Restauracja jest otwarta. — The restaurant is open.

What is the neuter form of otwarty?

Use otwarte. For example: Okno jest otwarte. — The window is open.

Can I use otwarty unchanged with every noun?

No. otwarty, otwarta and otwarte show nominative singular agreement. Other cases of otwarty may require further changes.

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