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Numbers, time & days
The number changes the case of the noun after it.
Counting has a famous twist: the number decides the form of the following noun. One takes the plain noun, two-to-four take a plural, and five and up take the genitive plural — and that pattern repeats for every later 2-4 and 5+.
| Number | Noun form | Example |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | nominative | jeden bilet |
| 2, 3, 4 | nominative plural | trzy bilety |
| 5 and up | genitive plural | pięć biletów |
| 22, 23, 24 | like 2–4 | dwadzieścia trzy bilety |
- •Days: poniedziałek, wtorek, środa, czwartek, piątek, sobota, niedziela.
- •Time: Która godzina? — Jest pierwsza.
0 zero 1 jeden 2 dwa 3 trzy 4 cztery 5 pięć 6 sześć 7 siedem 8 osiem 9 dziewięć 10 dziesięć
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Mam dwa bilety.
I have two tickets.
To kosztuje pięć złotych.
It costs five zloty.
Spotkajmy się o piątej.
Let's meet at five.
Jest godzina trzecia.
It's three o'clock.
Mam dwadzieścia lat.
I'm twenty years old.
🧠 Tactic — Learn one noun as a trio — bilet / bilety / biletów (1 / 2–4 / 5+) — then copy the shape onto every other noun.
⚠️ Watch out — 11–14 behave like '5+', taking the genitive plural: trzynaście biletów. Only a final 2, 3 or 4 triggers the plain plural.
Quick check
Which is correct?
5 and up take the genitive plural.
How do you say 'three'?
trzy = three.
Practice
Now produce the answers yourself — type them, choose the form, or build the sentence.
pięć ___ (bilet)
5+ → genitive plural.
trzy ___ (bilet)
2–4 → plural.
dwa ___ (kot)
Say: I have two tickets.
Build the sentence — tap the words in order:
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