czwartek
/ˈt͡ʂfar.tɛk/inanimate, masculine
Thursday in Polish is czwartek.
czwartek is a masculine inanimate noun used to refer to the day of the week.
Meaning: day of the week (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
While czwartek is the standard form, it changes to czwartku when used after the preposition w to express the meaning 'on Thursday'.
How do you pronounce it?
/ˈtʂfar.tɛk/. The word has 2 syllables and the stress is on the first syllable.
When do people say it?
Tłusty czwartek, or Fat Thursday, is a traditional Polish feast day held before Lent. On this day, it is customary to eat doughnuts.
Did you know?
- The word czwartek shares a distant linguistic ancestor with the English word 'four' and the Latin 'quattuor', all descending from the same Proto-Indo-European root.
- In Polish, the days of the week are not capitalized unless they start a sentence, unlike in English where 'Thursday' is always a proper noun.
- The suffix -ek in czwartek is a diminutive, which historically turned the 'fourth' into a 'little fourth' to designate a day.
Examples in context
- Wczoraj był czwartek, 26 stycznia 2010 roku.Yesterday was Thursday the 26th of January 2010.This example shows how to use czwartek when mentioning a specific date in the past.Tatoeba #361687 by zipangu, translation #13004031 by araneo
- W tłusty czwartek Tom zawsze zjada przynajmniej 10 pączków.On Fat Thursday Tom always eats at least 10 doughnuts.This example uses czwartek in the context of the Fat Thursday tradition.Tatoeba #6680132 by juu_ichi, translation #8159795 by TheNightAvl
- Dziś jest czwartek.Today is Thursday.This example demonstrates the use of czwartek to state the current day.Tatoeba #4449153 by MarekMazurkiewicz, translation #1151779 by CK
- Chodzę na zajęcia jogi w każdy czwartek.I attend yoga classes every Thursday.
- Gdyż jutro jest czwartek, muszę iść na spotkanie biznesowe.As tomorrow is Thursday, I have to attend a business meeting.
- Wszyscy uczniowie mają test z matematyki w najbliższy czwartek.All students have a math test scheduled for this upcoming Thursday.
- 7 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Tomasz and Małgorzata are discussing their weekly schedule.
- TomaszCzy w ten czwartek masz czas?Do you have time this Thursday?
- MałgorzataTak, czwartek jest wolny.Yes, Thursday is free.
- TomaszTo świetnie, to będzie dobry dzień.That's great, it will be a good day.
- MałgorzataZatem widzimy się w czwartek.Then I will see you on Thursday.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “Thursday” translations and entries czwartek, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries czwartek, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
