poznawać
Polish edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /pɔˈzna.vat͡ɕ/
Audio 1, poznawać (file) Audio 2, poznawać się (file) - Rhymes: -avat͡ɕ
- Syllabification: po‧zna‧wać
Verb edit
poznawać impf (perfective poznać)
- (transitive) to get to know; to learn (to gain knowledge about)
- (transitive) to know (to experience something)
- (transitive) to recognize, to tell (to be able to surmise or guess based on some observations) [+ po (locative) = based on what] [+ z (genitive) = from what]
- (transitive) to get to know; to learn (to begin relations with someone)
- (transitive) to introduce (to cause someone to begin relations with someone) [+ z (instrumental) = with whom]
- (transitive) to recognize (to be able to discern someone amongst others from particular traits) [+ po (locative) = by/from what]
- Poznajesz go? ― Do you recognize him?
- (transitive) to know (to experience something)
- (transitive) to see, to realize (to be able to guess something; to come to understand)
- (transitive, obsolete) to have sexual relations with
- (reflexive with się) to meet, to get to know (to acquaint with for the first time) [+ z (instrumental) = with whom]
- Synonym: zapoznawać się
- (reflexive with się) to get to know each other, to learn about one another (to find out about each other)
- (reflexive with się) to recognize (to judge someone or something according to reality) [+ na (locative) = what/whom]
- (reflexive with się) to recognize oneself (to be able to discern oneself amongst others from particular traits) [+ na (locative) = ] [+ w (locative) = ]
- Synonym: rozpoznawać się
- (reflexive with się) to recognize each other (to be able to discern one another amongst others from particular traits) [+ po (locative) = by/from what]
- Synonym: rozpoznawać się
Conjugation edit
Derived terms edit
proverb