No. 570 in Polish
ministra
The Polish word "ministra" refers to a female minister or member of government.
In a sentence
Ministra zdrowia ogłosiła nowe zasady bezpieczeństwa.
The Minister of Health announced new safety regulations.
'ministra' is used as the feminine singular form of the noun 'minister' (a government official), specifically modifying 'health' to denote a female Minister of Health.
Rozmawialiśmy z ministrą o reformach w edukacji.
We talked with the minister about the reforms in education.
'ministra' here is the instrumental case of the feminine form of 'minister,' indicating the subject (a female government official) with whom the discussion occurred.
W biurze ministrze zapanował chwilowy chaos.
A momentary chaos occurred in the minister's office.
'ministra' here serves in the context of referring to the office associated with the female minister, contextualizing the situation to her administrative environment.
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