trawa
/ˈtra.va/feminine
The English word 'grass' is translated into Polish as trawa.
The word trawa refers to grass as a ground cover plant. In formal or scientific contexts, the term Podłoże trawiaste may be used to refer specifically to turf or sod.
Meaning: ground cover plant (noun)
Which one should you use?
While trawa is the standard term for grass, other related terms describe specific environments: trawnik refers to a lawn, łąka to a meadow, pastwisko to a pasture and park to a park.
How does it change in a sentence?
trawa is a feminine noun. When grass is the direct object of a verb, such as in the phrase 'to cut the grass', the form changes to trawę. The genitive singular form, used to mean 'of the grass' or 'grasses', is trawy.
How do you pronounce it?
The word is pronounced /ˈtra.va/. It has two syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.
Did you know?
- In Polish, the word trawa can also refer to the dried herbs used for smoking or medicinal purposes, similar to how 'grass' is used as slang for marijuana in English.
- The word trawa is used in the common Polish idiom trawa jest zawsze bardziej zielona po drugiej stronie, which mirrors the English proverb about the grass being greener on the other side.
- The Polish word trawa is a cognate with the English word 'grass' through very distant Indo-European roots, though it descended through Proto-Slavic *trava.
Examples in context
- Czasy się zmieniają, ale trawa zawsze jest zielona.Times are not always the same, the grass is not always green.This sentence uses trawa to express the idea that the grass is always green.Tatoeba #558333 by zipangu, translation #556763 by gracehero
- Kwiaty wydają się bardziej kolorowe, a trawa bardziej zielona.The flowers seem more colourful, and the grass greener.This sentence uses trawa to compare the color of grass to that of flowers.Tatoeba #6156267 by arie, translation #6172563 by sundown
- Dlaczego trawa jest zielona?Why is grass green?This sentence uses trawa to ask why grass is green.Tatoeba #1348947 by times, translation #7930422 by Seael
- Piękna trawaBeautiful grass
- Połóż się na trawceLie down on the grass
- Gdzie dwóch się bije, tam trawa nie rośnie.Where two fight, no grass grows.
- 4 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Paweł and Agnieszka are working in their garden.
- PawełCzy ta trawa jest już wystarczająco krótka?Is this grass short enough now?
- AgnieszkaTak, trawa wygląda bardzo ładnie.Yes, the grass looks very nice.
- PawełMuszę jeszcze podlać trawę.I still need to water the grass.
- AgnieszkaPomogę ci z tym, Pawle.I will help you with that, Paweł.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “grass” translations and entries trawa, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries trawa, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
