była

Meaning

female equivalent of eks (“ex”) (ex-partner)

Frequency

Hyphenated as

by‧ła

Gender

♀️ Feminine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈbɨ.wa/

Etymology

From były + -a.

New

były

1. former, previous (holding a certain function or position in the past but no longer so at the time of speaking)
2. former, previous (of nations; existing in the past but no longer so at the time of speaking, or now being in a different place or having a different form)

New

być

to be indicates sameness or membership in a class
to be auxilary verb used for predication
in future tense, forms future tense of imperfective verbs
in past tense, forms pluperfect tense
to be indicates location, there be

New

eks

ex (ex-partner)

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Sentences

Była od niego o

dwa
2

lata starsza .

She was two years older than him.

Była godzina szósta po południu .

It was six o'clock in the afternoon.

Pogoda była chyba jeszcze gorsza niż w

dniu poprzednim .

The weather was probably even worse than the day before.

" Była mu za to wdzięczną."

“She was grateful to him for it.”

— Naturalnie była woda
🚰

?

"Of course there was water?"

Była naprawdę wielce zakłopotana.

She was really very embarrassed.

Była w dalszym ciągu bardzo grzeczna , bardzo dziecinna.

She was still very polite, very childish.

" Ale powtarzam wam , moi panowie , Łucja była wyszukanie piękną !"

"But I repeat to you, my lords, Lucy was elaborately beautiful!"

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