znać

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish znać, from Proto-Slavic *znati, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃-. Cognates include Lithuanian žinoti, English know, Ancient Greek ἔγνων (égnōn), Latin gnōscō, Avestan 𐬰𐬀𐬥𐬄𐬥‎ (zanąn), Sanskrit जानाति (jānā́ti) and Tocharian A knānat.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /znat͡ɕ/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -at͡ɕ
  • Syllabification: znać

Verb

znać impf

  1. (transitive) to know somebody/something (be acquainted or familiar with)
    Nie znam go. ― I don't know him.
    Znasz ją? ― Do you know her?
    Jakie znasz języki? ― What languages do you know?
    Nie znałem wcześniej tego zaklęcia. ― I didn't know this spell before.
  2. (reflexive) to know one's way around something, to know something very well [+ na (locative) = around something]

Conjugation

Derived terms

adjective
nouns
verbs
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  • nie chcieć znać impf
nouns
verbs

See also

Further reading

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

Upper Sorbian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *znati, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃-.

Verb

znać

  1. to know
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