brązowy
/brɔw̃ˈzɔ.vɘ/
The English word brown is brązowy in Polish.
The adjective brązowy is used to describe something that has a brown color. If you need to be more specific about the shade, you can use ciemnobrązowy for dark brown, jasnobrązowy for light brown or miodowy to describe a honey brown color.
Meaning: having a brown color/colour (adj)
Related words
How does it change in a sentence?
The form of the adjective changes depending on the gender of the noun it describes. Use brązowa for feminine nouns and brązowe for neuter nouns. Additionally, when using the genitive plural case, the form becomes brązowych.
How do you pronounce it?
The word has 3 syllables, with the stress on the 2nd syllable. The IPA is /brɔw̃ˈzɔ.vɘ/.
Did you know?
- While brązowy describes the color, Polish uses the word rudy to describe 'red' or 'brownish' hair on people or animals. Using brązowy for hair often sounds like the hair is dyed or unnaturally colored.
- The Polish word brązowy is derived from the word for bronze, brąz. This means that in Polish, the color 'brown' is literally defined by the metal bronze.
- In Polish, the word brązowy can be used to describe 'brown' alcohol, but for 'brown' tea, Poles typically use the word czarna, which means 'black'.
Examples in context
- Pies Toma jest brązowy.Tom's dog is brown.This sentence demonstrates the use of brązowy to describe a dog.Tatoeba #4005188 by jeedrek, translation #2548524 by CK
- Wolisz ryż biały czy brązowy?Do you prefer white rice or brown rice?This sentence uses brązowy to distinguish between white and brown rice.Tatoeba #8178396 by arie, translation #681943 by Source_VOA
- Pod stołem jest mały brązowy pies.There's a small brown dog under the table.This sentence shows how to use brązowy to describe a small dog.Tatoeba #3435032 by konrad509, translation #1209701 by Eldad
- Prezentowała się szykownie w eleganckiej brązowej sukience.She looked elegant in a brown dress.
- Kupiłam sobie nowe kasztanowe buty.I bought myself new brown shoes.
- Zakochałam się w tym pięknym, ciemnobrązowym koniu.I fell in love with this beautiful dark brown horse.
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Example conversation
Agnieszka and Krzysztof are looking at a new sofa in a store.
- AgnieszkaCzy ten brązowy fotel jest wygodny?Is this brown armchair comfortable?
- KrzysztofTak, jest bardzo wygodny.Yes, it is very comfortable.
- AgnieszkaLubię ten brązowy kolor.I like this brown color.
- KrzysztofPasuje do twojego salonu.It suits your living room.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “brown” translations and entries brązowy, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries brązowy, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
