Dźwięk wiatru jest głośny.

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Breakdown of Dźwięk wiatru jest głośny.

• głośny: loud
• wiatr: the wind
• dźwięk: the sound

Questions & Answers about Dźwięk wiatru jest głośny.

What grammatical case is wiatru in, and why is that case used here?

Wiatru is in the genitive case. In Polish, when one noun (“dźwięk”) describes a relationship like “sound of the wind,” the second noun (the thing you’re talking about) goes into the genitive. This is called a genitive attribute.

Why does głośny end with -ny rather than -na or -ne?

Głośny is an adjective describing dźwięk, which is a masculine singular noun in the nominative. Polish adjectives must agree in gender, number, and case with the noun they modify. For a masculine singular nominative noun you get the ending -ny.

Why is the verb jest needed in this sentence? Can it be omitted?

In standard Polish, you normally include the copula jest for clear descriptions in the present tense. Omitting jest (as in Dźwięk wiatru głośny) can sound poetic, emphatic, or like a newspaper headline. In everyday speech and writing, it’s best to keep jest to form a complete clause.

How do you pronounce dźwięk? The letters dź and ę look tricky.