a

Meaning

Character

The first letter of the Polish alphabet, written in the Latin script.

Noun

1. a, near-open central vowel
2. a (note)

Noun

Abbreviation of ar.

Conj

1. and, but, whereas (used contrastively)
2. and (used to continue a previous statement or to add to it)
3. and then (used to say an event will occur if some requirement is fulfilled)
4. and (used after a verb to indicate it will last a long time)
5. such and such (used when the speaker does not want to be more specific, when repeating an element)
6. is (used to show some connection between two objects which are very different from each other)
7. what about

Intj

ah! (used when the speaker has remembered or noticed something)

Pronounced as (IPA)

/a/

Etymology

The Polish orthography is based on the Latin alphabet. No earlier script is known. See the history of Polish orthography article on Wikipedia for more, and a for development of the glyph itself.

Sentences

Mówił dziadek do obrazu , a obraz doń ani razu .

My grandfather spoke to the painting, and the painting did not speak to it once.

Dziewczyny poszły zobaczyć zachód słońca , a ja zostałem z małym .

The girls went to see the sunset, and I stayed with the little one.

A potem ryk , a potem nic .

And then a roar, and then nothing.

— Dlaczego z przodu idzie dwóch , a z tyłu czterech?

— Why do two go in the front and four in the back?

Chciałem się usunąć , a on o walizkę zawadził.

I wanted to remove myself, and he interfered with the suitcase.

Proszę tedy szukać dalej , a ja się trochę prześpię .

So keep looking, and I'll get some sleep.

” Istnieje przepaść pomiędzy ich życiem a tym , co wiedzą o życiu .

“ There is a gap between their lives and what they know about life.

Świetnie , a nade wszystko zgrabnie siedziała na koniu .

Great, and above all, she was sitting neatly on a horse.