kazać

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kāzàti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷṓǵ-ye-ti, causative of *kʷeǵ-, a variant of *kʷeḱ- (to see, look).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈka.zat͡ɕ/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -azat͡ɕ
  • Syllabification: ka‧zać

Verb

kazać impf or pf

  1. (intransitive) to order, to tell someone to do something [+dative = someone]
    Rodzice kazali mi posprzątać pokój.My parents told me to clean up my room.

kazać impf

  1. (intransitive, obsolete) to preach (to give a sermon)

Conjugation

Imperfective:

Perfective:

Derived terms

adjectives
  • kazalniczy
  • kazalny
  • kaznodziejski
nouns
verbs
noun

Further reading

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