No. 16,035 in Polish

twarde

"Hard" or "firm."

In a sentence

Stół jest twardy.
The table is hard.
Twarde is used as an adjective describing a physical property of the table, 'hard'.
Musisz być twardy w trudnych sytuacjach.
You need to be tough in difficult situations.
Twarde is used metaphorically to describe a person's character or resilience, 'tough'.
Chleb tutaj jest bardzo twardy.
The bread here is very hard.
Twarde describes the texture of the bread, 'hard', usually implying it is old or overbaked.

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