Word
Użądlenie jest poważne.
Meaning
The bee sting is serious.
Part of speech
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Pronunciation
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Questions & Answers about Użądlenie jest poważne.
How do I pronounce Użądlenie jest poważne?
A rough English-style guide is:
oo-ZHOND-LEH-nyeh yest po-VAZH-neh
A few key sounds:
- ż sounds like the s in measure
- ą before d sounds roughly like on
- j in jest sounds like English y
- w in poważne sounds like English v
- nie at the end of użądlenie sounds like nyeh
Stress in Polish is usually on the second-to-last syllable:
- użądLEnie
- poWAŻne
What gender is użądlenie?
Użądlenie is neuter.
A good clue is the ending -ie. Many Polish nouns ending in -ie, especially nouns made from verbs, are neuter.
So you would say:
- to użądlenie
- to poważne użądlenie
Why is it poważne and not poważny or poważna?