dokopać

Polish

Etymology

From do- + kopać.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dɔˈkɔ.pat͡ɕ/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔpat͡ɕ
  • Syllabification: do‧ko‧pać

Verb

dokopać pf (imperfective dokopywać)

  1. (intransitive) to reach some place by digging [+ do (genitive) = where]
  2. (transitive) to dig out a certain amount of something
  3. (transitive) to kick something towards something
  4. (transitive, colloquial) to beat, to clobber, to defeat (to perform better than someone in a competition) [+dative = whom]
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:bić
  5. (transitive, colloquial) to knock, to slam, to badmouth (to criticize) [+dative = whom]
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:obrażać
  6. (reflexive) to kick something into something
  7. (reflexive) to dig up (find after long difficulty of searching)

Conjugation

Further reading

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