Word
Ważność wygasła wczoraj.
Meaning
The validity expired yesterday.
Part of speech
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Pronunciation
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Questions & Answers about Ważność wygasła wczoraj.
What does ważność mean here?
Here, ważność means validity — for example, the validity of a document, permit, contract, card, or certificate.
In other contexts, ważność can also mean importance, so the exact meaning depends on context. In this sentence, it clearly means validity.
Why is the verb wygasła in this form?
Because ważność is a feminine singular noun, and in the past tense Polish verbs agree with the subject in gender and number.
So:
- ważność = feminine singular
- past tense of wygasnąć must match it
- therefore: wygasła
Compare:
- umowa wygasła = the contract expired
- paszport wygasł = the passport expired
- pozwolenie wygasło = the permit expired
What is the basic form of wygasła?
The dictionary form is wygasnąć.
That verb means to expire, to lapse, or literally in some contexts to go out / die out.
In this sentence:
- wygasnąć = infinitive
- wygasła = past tense, feminine singular
Is wygasnąć perfective or imperfective?