Konsument dostanie etykietę zwrotną za darmo.

Dostanie comes from the verb dostać, which means to receive / to get.

This verb is perfective, so its present-tense forms usually refer to the future in English. That is why dostanie means will receive or will get, not gets in the normal present sense.

So:

• dostać = perfective, one completed receiving event
• dostanie = he/she/it will receive

A rough contrast:

• dostaje from dostawać = is getting / gets regularly
• dostanie from dostać = will get / will receive once

In this sentence, the idea is that the consumer will receive the label as a completed event.

Konsument is the subject of the sentence, so it is in the nominative case.

The basic dictionary form is:

• konsument = consumer

Since it is the subject of dostanie, no ending change is needed here.

Structure:

• Konsument = the consumer
• dostanie = will receive
• etykietę zwrotną = a return label
• za darmo = for free

Because etykieta is the direct object of the verb dostanie, it has to go into the accusative case.

The noun is feminine:

• etykieta = nominative singular
• etykietę = accusative singular

So:

• Etykieta jest gotowa. = The label is ready.
• Konsument dostanie etykietę. = The consumer will receive the label.

For many feminine nouns ending in -a, the accusative singular changes to -ę.

Because adjectives in Polish must agree with the noun they describe in:

• gender
• number
• case

Here, zwrotna describes etykieta, and since etykietę is feminine singular accusative, the adjective must match it:

• zwrotna etykieta = nominative
• zwrotną etykietę = accusative

In this sentence, the word order is reversed:

• etykietę zwrotną

but the grammar is the same. Both words are in the accusative feminine singular.

Here zwrotna means return in the sense of something used for a return shipment.

So etykieta zwrotna means:

• return label
• more literally, a label for returning something

The adjective zwrotny / zwrotna / zwrotne can have different meanings in other contexts, but in shopping, shipping, and customer service language, etykieta zwrotna is the standard expression for a return label.

Za darmo means for free or free of charge.

Idiomatic meaning:

• for free
• at no cost

It is a very common fixed expression in Polish.

Literally, learners sometimes try to analyze it word by word, but it is best to learn za darmo as a set phrase.

Examples:

• Dostaniesz próbkę za darmo. = You will get a sample for free.
• Wysyłka jest za darmo. = Shipping is free.

No. Another common option is bezpłatnie, which means free of charge.

Compare:

• Konsument dostanie etykietę zwrotną za darmo.
• Konsument dostanie etykietę zwrotną bezpłatnie.

Both are correct, but they feel slightly different in tone:

• za darmo = everyday, natural, common
• bezpłatnie = a bit more formal or official

Since konsument itself sounds somewhat formal, both versions could fit, depending on style.

Yes. Polish word order is more flexible than English word order because case endings show the grammatical roles.

The basic sentence:

• Konsument dostanie etykietę zwrotną za darmo.

Other possible versions include:

• Konsument za darmo dostanie etykietę zwrotną.
• Etykietę zwrotną konsument dostanie za darmo.
• Za darmo konsument dostanie etykietę zwrotną.

These all mean roughly the same thing, but the emphasis changes:

• putting za darmo earlier can emphasize that it is free
• putting etykietę zwrotną first can emphasize what the consumer receives

The most neutral version is usually the original one.

It is correct, but it sounds more formal or official than some everyday alternatives.

Konsument is common in:

• legal language
• regulations
• policy documents
• customer rights information

In everyday conversation, people might more often say:

• klient = customer
• kupujący = buyer

So this sentence sounds like something from a website, terms and conditions, or a customer service policy rather than casual speech.

In this sentence, the subject is stated explicitly as konsument, so there is no ambiguity: the consumer is the one who will receive the label.

Polish often omits subject pronouns like he, she, or they, because the verb ending usually gives enough information. But here the noun itself is present, so the sentence is fully explicit.

If the subject were omitted, you might get:

• Dostanie etykietę zwrotną za darmo.

That would mean He/She will receive a return label for free, depending on context. By using konsument, the sentence makes the subject clear.

The final ę is the accusative ending of the feminine noun, and its pronunciation can be tricky for English speakers.

In careful speech, ę is a nasal vowel. But at the end of a word, in normal modern pronunciation, it is often pronounced less strongly nasally, sometimes close to e with a nasal coloring.

So etykietę is not pronounced exactly like a plain e, but in everyday speech the nasal sound may be weaker than learners expect.

The important thing for grammar is that the written -ę shows the accusative singular of a feminine noun ending in -a in the nominative.

Grammatically, it refers to one return label in the singular: etykietę zwrotną.

But in real use, a singular sentence like this can still express a general rule or policy, especially in formal or informational language. It can mean something like:

• A consumer will receive a return label for free
• in other words, any consumer is entitled to receive one

So even though the noun is singular, the sentence can function as a general statement rather than describing only one specific consumer in one specific situation.