nienawidzę szkoły
The English phrase "I hate school" is translated into Polish as nienawidzę szkoły.
nienawidzę szkoły is a statement used to express a strong dislike for the experience of attending school.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of the verb nienawidzę, which is the first-person singular present tense of nienawidzić and the word szkoły, which is the genitive singular form of szkoła.
How does it change in a sentence?
The verb nienawidzę requires the genitive case. This is why the word for school, szkoła, changes to its genitive singular form, szkoły, in this phrase.
Did you know?
- The word szkoła comes from the Latin schola, which itself was borrowed from the Greek word for 'leisure', as early education happened in one's free time.
- While szkoła means 'school', Polish students often use the slang term budy to refer to their school when complaining, as if it were a 'shack' or a 'joint'.
- In Polish, the feeling of hating school is often tied to the word stres, but students specifically complain about kartkówki, which are unannounced pop quizzes that differ from the formal sprawdzian tests.
Examples in context
- Nienawidzę szkoły.I hate school.
- Szczerze nienawidzę szkoły.I sincerely hate school.
- Wprost nienawidzę szkoły i lekcji.I simply hate school and lessons.
Example conversation
Two students are talking at a bus stop.
- AgnieszkaPiotr, nienawidzę szkoły!Piotr, I hate school!
- PiotrDlaczego tak mówisz?Why are you saying that?
- AgnieszkaMam dzisiaj trzy trudne sprawdziany.I have three difficult tests today.
- PiotrWspółczuję ci, Agnieszko.I feel for you, Agnieszka.
