A1 Polish GrammarNumbers 1-100
Count from 1 to 100 in Polish. Polish numbers are challenging because they decline for case and gender. Numbers 1, 2, 3, and 4 have special grammatical rules affecting the nouns that follow them.
1Numbers 1-10
Polish numbers 1-10 must be memorized. Numbers 1 (jeden) and 2 (dwa) change for gender. The number 1 agrees with the noun in gender, and 2 has a special feminine form (dwie).
Numbers 1-10
| Number | Polish | Number | Polish |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | jeden/jedna/jedno | 6 | sze艣膰 |
| 2 | dwa/dwie | 7 | siedem |
| 3 | trzy | 8 | osiem |
| 4 | cztery | 9 | dziewi臋膰 |
| 5 | pi臋膰 | 10 | dziesi臋膰 |
Examples
Mam jednego brata.
I have one brother.
jeden (masc. animate acc.)
Mam dwie siostry.
I have two sisters.
dwie (fem.)
Kupuj臋 pi臋膰 jab艂ek.
I'm buying five apples.
5+ takes genitive plural
Jest dziesi臋膰 os贸b.
There are ten people.
dziesi臋膰 + gen. pl.
2Numbers 11-19
The teens are formed by combining the unit with -na艣cie (like -teen in English). They all take genitive plural and don't change for gender.
Numbers 11-19
| Number | Polish | Number | Polish |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | jedena艣cie | 16 | szesna艣cie |
| 12 | dwana艣cie | 17 | siedemna艣cie |
| 13 | trzyna艣cie | 18 | osiemna艣cie |
| 14 | czterna艣cie | 19 | dziewi臋tna艣cie |
| 15 | pi臋tna艣cie |
Examples
Mam pi臋tna艣cie lat.
I am fifteen years old.
pi臋tna艣cie + gen. pl. (lat)
Jest dwana艣cie miesi臋cy.
There are twelve months.
dwana艣cie + gen. pl.
Czekam siedemna艣cie minut.
I'm waiting seventeen minutes.
siedemna艣cie + gen. pl.
Kosztuje dziewi臋tna艣cie z艂otych.
It costs nineteen zloty.
dziewi臋tna艣cie + gen. pl.
3Tens (20-90)
The tens are formed with -dziesi膮t (20, 30) or -dziesi膮t (40-90). Compound numbers are formed by adding the unit after the tens. Numbers 21, 31, etc. use the gendered forms of jeden.
Tens 20-100
| Number | Polish | Number | Polish |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | dwadzie艣cia | 60 | sze艣膰dziesi膮t |
| 30 | trzydzie艣ci | 70 | siedemdziesi膮t |
| 40 | czterdzie艣ci | 80 | osiemdziesi膮t |
| 50 | pi臋膰dziesi膮t | 90 | dziewi臋膰dziesi膮t |
Examples
Mam trzydzie艣ci lat.
I am thirty years old.
trzydzie艣ci + gen. pl.
Kosztuje pi臋膰dziesi膮t z艂otych.
It costs fifty zloty.
pi臋膰dziesi膮t + gen. pl.
Czeka osiemdziesi膮t os贸b.
Eighty people are waiting.
osiemdziesi膮t + gen. pl.
Jad臋 dziewi臋膰dziesi膮t kilometr贸w.
I'm driving ninety kilometers.
dziewi臋膰dziesi膮t + gen. pl.
4Compound Numbers and 100
Compound numbers combine tens and units. Sto (100) is invariable. Numbers ending in 2, 3, 4 (except 12, 13, 14) take nominative plural of the noun. All others take genitive plural.
Compound Numbers
| Number | Polish | Noun Form |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | dwadzie艣cia jeden | nom. sing. |
| 22 | dwadzie艣cia dwa/dwie | nom. pl. |
| 25 | dwadzie艣cia pi臋膰 | gen. pl. |
| 100 | sto | gen. pl. |
Examples
Mam dwadzie艣cia trzy lata.
I am twenty-three years old.
23 takes nom. pl. (lata)
Jest czterdzie艣ci pi臋膰 student贸w.
There are forty-five students.
45 takes gen. pl.
Kosztuje sto z艂otych.
It costs one hundred zloty.
sto + gen. pl.
Mam trzydzie艣ci dwa lata.
I am thirty-two years old.
32 takes nom. pl.