wśród nas
/ˈfɕrut ˈnas/word by word
The English phrase "among us" is translated into Polish as wśród nas.
wśród nas is used to describe someone or something that is part of a specific group of people.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of the preposition wśród, meaning "among" or "amidst" and the pronoun nas, meaning "us".
How does it change in a sentence?
The preposition wśród always requires the genitive case. This is why the pronoun my (we) changes to the form nas (us) in this phrase.
How do you pronounce it?
/ˈfɕrut ˈnas/
Did you know?
- The historical development of wśród involves the Proto-Indo-European root for 'heart', specifically the concept of the 'center' or 'core'.
- If a Polish speaker wants to say someone is 'among us' in a spiritual or ghostly sense, they might use pośród nas, a more formal and poetic variant of wśród nas.
- While wśród nas describes being part of a group, Polish speakers often use the word między for 'between' when referring to only two people, but wśród specifically implies a larger crowd or a collective.
Examples in context
- Wśród nas jest zdrajca.There's a traitor among us.This sentence is useful for identifying a traitor within a group using wśród nas.Tatoeba #760423 by zipangu, translation #761868 by Zifre
- Mamy wśród nas zdrajcę.We have a traitor among us.This sentence shows how to state that a group possesses a traitor among them using wśród nas.Tatoeba #4837844 by gin, translation #23357 by CK
- On jest popularny wśród nas.He is popular among us.This sentence demonstrates how to describe someone being popular within a group using wśród nas.Tatoeba #4049295 by warszk, translation #298194 by Zifre
- Coś się dzieje wśród nasSomething is happening among us
Example conversation
Two colleagues are discussing a new expert hired by their team.
- MałgorzataSłyszałaś, że mamy wśród nas nowego eksperta?Did you hear that we have a new expert among us?
- PawełTak, Paweł wspominał o tym rano.Yes, Paweł mentioned it this morning.
- MałgorzataTo świetna wiadomość dla całego zespołu.That is great news for the whole team.
- PawełZgadzam się, bardzo nam pomógł.I agree, he helped us a lot.
Sources
- IPA marked “word by word” joins the Wiktionary pronunciations of each word (wśród, nas) and can differ in connected speech.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries wśród, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
