z

Meaning

Character

The thirtieth letter of the Polish alphabet, called zet and written in the Latin script.

Prep

1. denotes delative movement; off of
2. denotes duration; since
3. denotes a change of state; from
4. denotes origin or cause; because of, from
5. denotes elative movement; out of
6. denotes the composition of an item; from, out of, of

Particle

approximately, about, around, ish, or so

Prep

1. denotes comitative or sociative relation; with, alongside
2. denotes instrumental relation; with, by means of

Pronounced as (IPA)

/z/

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 z for development of the glyph itself.

Sentences

Trzeba coś zrobić z czasem .

Something needs to be done over time.

I wyszedł z sypialni .

And he left the bedroom.

Ale nie chcę wyśmiewać się z dzieci .

But I don't want to make fun of the kids.

Może być woda z kranu?

How about tap water?

" Pierwsza rzecz , jaka wyprowadziła nas z równowagi, było to ogłoszenie ."

“The first thing that threw us off balance was the announcement.”

Dokuczamy jej czasem , ale dzielna z niej dziewczyna .

We tease her sometimes, but she's a brave girl.

" Przykro mi doprawdy , że musiałem pana deranżować z powodu takiego głupstwa ."

"I'm really sorry I had to rearrange you because of such stupidity."

— Aha ! — rzekła Marta z radością .

"Ah!" said Martha happily.