wiedzieć
Old Polish edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *věděti. First attested in the 14th century.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
wiedzieć impf
- to know (to have knowledge; to have information, be informed) [+ o (locative) = about something], [+ od (genitive)], [+ przez (accusative)], [+ po (locative)], or [+instrumental = from what]
- to know how, to be able to
Declension edit
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants edit
References edit
- B. Sieradzka-Baziur, editor (2011–2015), “wiedzieć”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN
Polish edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old Polish wiedzieć. Cognates include Russian ве́дать (védatʹ), German wissen and Luxembourgish wëssen
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ˈvjɛ.d͡ʑɛt͡ɕ/
- (Middle Polish) IPA(key): /ˈvjɛ.d͡ʑɛt͡ɕ/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ɛd͡ʑɛt͡ɕ
- Syllabification: wie‧dzieć
Verb edit
wiedzieć impf
- (intransitive) to know (to perceive the truth or factuality of; to be certain of or that) [+ o (locative) = about something] [+ po (locative) = from what]
- On wie, co jest dla niego najlepsze. ― He knows what's best for him.
- (intransitive) to know [+ o (locative) = about something] (to be aware of; to be cognizant of)
- Nie wiedziałem o tym. ― I didn't know about it.
- (intransitive) to know (to have knowledge; to have information, be informed)
- Wiesz, że umiem chodzić po wodzie? ― Do you know that I can walk on water?
- Skąd wiesz? ― How do you know?
- (intransitive) to know (to understand or have a grasp of through experience or study)
- Wiem jak to zrobić. ― I know how to do it.
Conjugation edit
Derived terms edit
adjectives
adverb
nouns
particle
verbs
- dopowiedzieć pf, dopowiadać impf
- dowiedzieć pf, dowiadywać impf
- odpowiedzieć pf, odpowiadać impf
- opowiedzieć pf, opowiadać impf
- podpowiedzieć pf, podpowiadać impf
- powiedzieć pf, powiadać impf
- przepowiedzieć pf, przepowiadać impf
- rozpowiedzieć pf, rozpowiadać impf
- wypowiedzieć pf, wypowiadać impf
- wywiedzieć pf, wywiadywać impf
- zapowiedzieć pf, zapowiadać impf
- zawiadywać impf
- zwiedzieć pf, zwiadywać impf
Related terms edit
adjective
nouns
Trivia edit
According to Słownik frekwencyjny polszczyzny współczesnej (1990), wiedzieć is one of the most used words in Polish, appearing 41 times in scientific texts, 8 times in news, 45 times in essays, 238 times in fiction, and 645 times in plays, each out of a corpus of 100,000 words, totaling 977 times, making it the 41st most common word in a corpus of 500,000 words.[1]
References edit
Further reading edit
- wiedzieć in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- wiedzieć in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “wiedzieć”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]
- Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “wiedzieć się”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]
- Paweł Kupiszewski (07.04.2022) “WIEDZIEĆ”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century]
- Paweł Kupiszewski (07.04.2022) “WIEDZIEĆ%20SIĘ”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century]
- Samuel Bogumił Linde (1807–1814) “wiedzieć”, in Słownik języka polskiego[2]
- Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861) “wiedzieć”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861[3]
- J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1919), “wiedzieć, wiedać”, in Słownik języka polskiego[4] (in Polish), volume 7, Warsaw, page 561
- wiedzieć in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego
Silesian edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old Polish wiedzieć.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
wiedzieć impf
- (intransitive) to know (to possess knowledge) [+ ô (locative) = about something]
Conjugation edit
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Derived terms edit
verbs
- dowiedzieć pf
- powiedzieć pf
- wywiedzieć pf
Related terms edit
adjective
adverb
nouns
Further reading edit
- wiedzieć in silling.org
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