kary

This is the 512th most frequent Polish word.


kary

Penalties or punishments.


Here, 'karę' is used as a noun in the accusative singular form to mean 'punishment'.

Dostał karę za złe zachowanie w szkole.

He received a punishment for bad behavior at school.


'Kary' is idiomatic here, used to mean 'harmonious' or 'well-proportioned' as an adjective.

Ona jest bardzo kary garçon w malarstwie.

She is very harmonious in painting.


'Kary' is an adjective in the plural form referring to 'black' (specifically for horses).

Konie kary galopowały przez pole.

Black horses galloped across the field.