Word
Masa ciała to osiemdziesiąt przecinek pięć kilo.
Meaning
Body mass is eighty point five kilos.
Part of speech
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Pronunciation
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Breakdown of Masa ciała to osiemdziesiąt przecinek pięć kilo.
to
is (linking copula)
pięć
five
osiemdziesiąt
eighty
kilo
kilo (spoken short form of kilogram)
Questions & Answers about Masa ciała to osiemdziesiąt przecinek pięć kilo.
Why does the Polish sentence use przecinek (comma) for a decimal point?
In Polish, a comma is used instead of a period for decimals. Therefore, 80.5 is written as 80,5 and read aloud as osiemdziesiąt przecinek pięć (eighty comma five).
Does the word kilo need to change its form because it comes after a decimal?
No, and that makes it very easy! The word kilo is a common abbreviation for kilogram and it is indeclinable, meaning it never changes its ending. If you used the full word, you would need the genitive plural form after the number five: kilogramów.
Why is body weight translated as masa ciała?
Masa ciała literally means mass of the body, where ciała is the genitive (possessive) form of ciało (body). While you can use the word waga for everyday weight, masa ciała is the standard proper term used in medical or fitness contexts.
Why do we use to here instead of jest for the word is?
When equating a noun like masa ciała with a specific number or measurement, using to acts as an equal sign and sounds very natural. You can think of it as saying: Body mass, that equals 80.5 kilos.