jechać

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ěxati (stem *ěd-).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈjɛ.xat͡ɕ/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛxat͡ɕ
  • Syllabification: je‧chać

Verb

jechać impf (perfective pojechać, indeterminate jeździć)

  1. (intransitive) to go, ride, drive
  2. (transitive, colloquial) to stink
    Dlaczego tu tak jedzie? ― Why does it stink so much here?
    Jeśli żul jedzie tramwajem, to potem tramwaj jedzie żulem. ― If a bum takes the tram then the tram stinks like a bum.
  3. (transitive, colloquial, rare) to do something one after the other
    Jak się odpalił to jechał koncert za koncertem. ― When he started he put on concert after concert.
  4. (transitive, colloquial) to scold, to chew out
    Szef w robocie ostro mu jechał. ― His boss was chewing him out hard.
    Jak dostał bonusa to całą grę go jechał. ― When he received the bonus he owned the whole game.

Conjugation

Derived terms

verbs

Further reading

  • jechać in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • jechać in Polish dictionaries at PWN
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.