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"Vaccine" in Polish: szczepionka
szczepionka
Vaccine in Polish is szczepionka. Szczepionka is feminine; useful forms are szczepionki (genitive), szczepionkę (direct object) and szczepionką (instrumental). Szczepionka is a vaccine product; szczepienie is vaccination as an action or procedure.
Identifying or describing vaccine
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How to pronounce szczepionka
Say it
shkhepionka
/ʂtʂɛpjɔnka/
In szczepionka, cz is a hard ch-like sound; sz is a hard sh-like sound. The content words in szczepionka normally use penultimate stress when they have multiple syllables.
"Vaccine" in Polish: quick reference
| Polish | English | When to use |
|---|---|---|
| szczepionka | vaccine Dictionary form for feminine szczepionka. | Dictionary form for feminine szczepionka. |
| szczepionki | of vaccine Genitive form, used for example after nie ma. | Genitive form, used for example after nie ma. |
| szczepionką | with vaccine Instrumental form after z meaning with. | Instrumental form after z meaning with. |
| szczepionkę | vaccine 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 szczepionka in real life
- 1Identifying or describing vaccine
Szczepionka jest dostępna.
The vaccine is available.
This sentence uses szczepionka to describe vaccine in context.
- 2Using vaccine in daily life
Pytam o szczepionkę w przychodni.
I ask about the vaccine at the clinic.
Notice the form used for szczepionka in this practical sentence.
- 3Another use of vaccine
Nie znam nazwy szczepionki.
I do not know the vaccine's name.
The construction shows how szczepionka fits a different situation.
Mistakes English speakers make with szczepionka
Incorrect: Nie ma szczepionka.
Correct: Nie ma szczepionki.
After nie ma, szczepionka takes the genitive form szczepionki.
Incorrect: z szczepionka
Correct: z szczepionką
When z means with, use the instrumental: z szczepionką. Z can also mean from.
Good to know
Szczepionka is a vaccine product; szczepienie is vaccination as an action or procedure.
Read this practice conversation aloud
Describe vaccine in two different contexts
Partner
Ułóż zdanie z tym słowem.
Make a sentence with this word.
You
Szczepionka jest dostępna.
The vaccine is available.
Partner
A teraz podaj inny przykład.
Now give a different example.
You
Pytam o szczepionkę w przychodni.
I ask about the vaccine at the clinic.
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 "Vaccine" in Polish
What grammatical form is szczepionka?
Szczepionka is feminine. No article is required with szczepionka; surrounding words carry its gender and number agreement.
How does szczepionka change as a direct object?
The accusative form is szczepionkę. For comparison, the genitive is szczepionki; negation can change the case required by a verb.
How do I use szczepionka after “with”?
Use z szczepionką. Here z introduces the instrumental form of szczepionka, rather than its dictionary form.
What should I know about using szczepionka?
Szczepionka is a vaccine product; szczepienie is vaccination as an action or procedure.
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