człowiek

Meaning

1. man, human, human being; person
2. man (adult male)
3. person (being that characterizes a particular thing)
4. person (someone who behaves well and does positive things)
5. (colloquial) worker; man, person
6. (colloquial) person, man (someone underneath someone else in hierarchy)
7. (colloquial) used to refer to oneself instead of ja

Hyphenated as

czło‧wiek

Gender

♂️ Masculine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈt͡ʂwɔ.vjɛk/

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish człowiek.

Sentences

" Człowiek ten gdzieś musi być ."

"This man must be somewhere."

" Człowiek ów zostawił rower ."

"The man left his bicycle."

— Co to za człowiek ?

What about this human here?

— Niestety , człowiek ten nie żyje .

"Unfortunately, the man is dead.

" Mniej rezolutny człowiek ode mnie byłby rozpaczał ."

"A less resolute man than me would have despaired."