twardy
Lower Sorbian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *tvьrdъ. Cognate with Upper Sorbian twjerdy.
Pronunciation
Adjective
twardy (comparative twarźejšy, superlative nejtwarźejšy, adverb twardo or twarźe)
- hard (resistant to pressure)
Declension
Declension of twardy
Masculine singular | Feminine singular | Neuter singular | Dual | Plural | |
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Nominative | twardy | twarda | twarde | twardej | twarde |
Genitive | twardego | twardeje | twardego | twardeju | twardych |
Dative | twardemu | twardej | twardemu | twardyma | twardym |
Accusative | twardy twardego (animate) |
twardu | twarde | twardej twardeju (animate) |
twarde twardych (optional animate form) |
Instrumental | twardym | twardeju | twardym | twardyma | twardymi |
Locative | twardem | twardej | twardem | twardyma | twardych |
Antonyms
Derived terms
- twarda plata (“hard drive”)
Further reading
- Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928) “twardy”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
- Starosta, Manfred (1999) “twardy”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag
Polish
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *tvьrdъ.
Pronunciation
Adjective
twardy (comparative twardszy, superlative najtwardszy, derived adverb twardo)
- hard
- Diamenty są bardzo twarde.
- Diamonds are very hard.
- Moje łóżko jest bardzo twarde.
- My bed is very hard.
- Nie uważasz, że jesteś dla niego zbyt twardy?
- Don't you think you are too hard on him?
- (of water) hard (high in dissolved calcium compounds)
- tough
- Nie bądź dla niej taki twardy.
- Don't be so tough with her.
- Boli mnie ząb, więc nie mogę jeść twardego jedzenia.
- I have a toothache so I can't eat tough food.
- Ten stek jest twardy.
- This steak is tough.
- firm
- Wolę spać na twardym materacu.
- I prefer sleeping on a firm mattress.
- stiff, rigid
- Muszę kupić twardy pędzel.
- I have to buy a stiff brush.
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