Śmierdzisz kupą
The English phrase "you smell like poop" is translated into Polish as Śmierdzisz kupą.
This phrase is a blunt statement used to tell someone that they have a bodily odor resembling feces.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of the verb śmierdzieć (to smell/stink) in the second person singular, and the noun kupa (poop) in the instrumental case.
How does it change in a sentence?
The word kupa changes to kupą because the verb śmierdzieć requires the instrumental case to indicate the source of the smell.
Did you know?
- If a Pole wants to say someone smells like something pleasant, they cannot use śmierdzieć and must use the phrase pachnieć jak.
- The word kupa is considered a 'childish' or 'mild' term for excrement, making this phrase a strange mix of a harsh verb and a juvenile noun.
- In very informal settings, Polish speakers might replace kupą with gównem to make the phrase an extreme, vulgar profanity.
Examples in context
- Śmierdzisz kupą, odejdź ode mnie.You smell like poop, get away from me.
- Dlaczego śmierdzisz kupą?Why do you smell like poop?
- Nie zbliżaj się, śmierdzisz kupą.Don't come close, you smell like poop.
Example conversation
A young woman confronts her brother in the living room.
- AnnaKrzysztofie, nie podchodź do mnie!Krzysztof, don't come near me!
- KrzysztofCo się stało, Anno?What happened, Anna?
- AnnaŚmierdzisz kupą.You smell like poop.
- KrzysztofTo nieprawda, idę pod prysznic.That's not true, I'm going to take a shower.
