musieć

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish musić, musieć, from Old Czech museti, from Middle High German muozen, from Old High German muozan, from Proto-West Germanic *mōtan, from Proto-Germanic *mōtaną, from Proto-Indo-European *mōd-, lengthened o-grade form of *med-. Cognate with Czech muset and Slovak musieť.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmu.ɕɛt͡ɕ/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -uɕɛt͡ɕ
  • Syllabification: mu‧sieć

Verb

musieć impf

  1. (intransitive) to have to, to need to, to be obliged to
    Musimy porozmawiać. ― We need to talk.
    Musiałem coś zjeść. ― I had to eat something.
    Nie muszę iść. ― I don't have to go.
    Muszę nie iść. ― I mustn't go.
  2. (intransitive) must
    Muszę iść. ― I must go.

Conjugation

Derived terms

verbs
adjective
nouns
proverb
  • musi to na Rusi, a w Polsce jak kto chce

Descendants

  • → Belarusian: му́сіць (músicʹ)
  • → Ukrainian: му́сити (músyty)

Further reading

  • musieć in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • musieć in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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