Get the app
Polish frequency list

No. 16,526 in Polish

windą

"Windą" in English means "by elevator" or "by lift."

In a sentence

  • Wczoraj pojechałem na górę windą.

    Yesterday, I went up by elevator.

    The word 'windą' here is in the instrumental case, used to describe the method (by elevator) of the action performed (going up).

  • Kiedyś zepsułem windą drzwi.

    Once, I accidentally damaged the doors with the elevator.

    In this sentence, 'windą' is in the instrumental case, indicating the tool or cause (the elevator) of the action (damaging).

  • W budynku wszyscy korzystają z windy, ale rzadko z windą rozmawiamy.

    In the building, everyone uses the elevator, but we rarely talk with the elevator.

    Here, 'z windą' is a phrase combining the preposition 'z' (with) and 'windą', literally meaning 'with the elevator', illustrating a humorous or fictional usage.

Hear it in real podcasts

The recording above is a synthetic voice. Hear how people say “windą” in actual Polish podcasts.

Find “windą” in podcasts

Learn it from shows you like

LangTurbo plays Polish podcasts with a transcript and the English under every line. Tap a word like this one and it tells you what it means right there.

Get the app

Polish books and courses on Amazon (an affiliate link: a purchase through it supports this site).