coś
/ˈt͡sɔɕ/
The English word something is translated into Polish as coś.
Meaning: unspecified object (pron)
How does it change in a sentence?
The form coś remains coś in the accusative case as it is an indeclinable pronoun in that role. However, it changes to czegoś when used in the genitive case, which is required after certain Polish prepositions or verbs such as szukać (to look for).
How do you pronounce it?
/ˈtsɔɕ/
Did you know?
- The word coś is often used alone as a sarcastic response to a question, effectively meaning 'Yeah, right' or 'As if'.
- Polish has a specific term coś ekstra, which uses the English loanword 'extra' to mean 'something special' or 'something great'.
- In older versions of the language, coś was formed by adding the suffix -ś to the basic interrogative pronoun co, which means 'what'.
Examples in context
- Tom dał mi coś.Tom gave me something.This sentence is useful for showing someone giving an object.Tatoeba #2810148 by Ceresnya, translation #2547027 by CK
- Coś jest nie tak.Something is wrong.This sentence is useful for describing a situation being wrong.Tatoeba #3761544 by jeedrek, translation #1898242 by CK
- Masz coś na szyi.There's something on your neck.This sentence is useful for pointing out an object on someone's body.Tatoeba #3761584 by jeedrek, translation #2892163 by CK
- Dzień dobry. Jak się pan / pani ma?Good morning. How are you, sir / madam?
- Poproszę kawę. Dziękuję.I would like a coffee, please. Thank you.
- Cześć! Jak się masz?Hi! How are you?
- Mógłbyś mi pomóc? Dzięki.Could you help me? Thanks.
- 455 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Tomasz and Katarzyna are walking in the park.
- TomaszKatarzyno, widzę coś w krzakach.Katarzyna, I see something in the bushes.
- KatarzynaCzy to jest coś dużego?Is it something big?
- TomaszNie wiem, to wygląda jak coś małego.I don't know, it looks like something small.
- KatarzynaSprawdźmy to razem.Let's check it together.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “something” translations and entries coś, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries coś, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
