chłopak

Meaning

1. boy (young male child)
2. boy (son; male offspring)
3. boy (young man)
4. boyfriend; boy (male romantic partner, usually not married)
5. boy (young man performing menial work in some place or plant)
6. (colloquial) boy (male representative of an animal species, usually a dog)
7. term of address towards a male seen lower in a hierarchy; boy

Hyphenated as

chło‧pak

Gender

♂️ Masculine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈxwɔ.pak/

Etymology

From chłop + -ak. Originally from the Mazovian dialect (compare Masurian chłopak), as there is a tendency to use the suffix -ak instead of -ę to create young nouns (compare Polish dziecię vs Polish dzieciak, źrebię vs źrebak). First attested in 1731.

Sentences

Oto chłopak , jakiego pragnął całym sercem !

Here's the boy he wanted with all his heart!

— Teraz ten chłopak wpadnie w złość .

“Now that boy is going to get angry.”

— Kto mi zabroni wejść ? — odparł chłopak stanowczym głosem .

"Who will forbid me to enter?" the boy replied firmly.