kończyć

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *konьčiti.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɔɲ.t͡ʂɨt͡ɕ/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔɲt͡ʂɨt͡ɕ
  • Syllabification: koń‧czyć

Verb

kończyć impf (perfective skończyć)

  1. (transitive) to end, to finish
  2. (transitive) to stop, to quit
  3. (transitive) to turn, to reach a certain age
  4. (reflexive) to end, to finish [+intrumental = in/as what]
  5. (reflexive) to run out of
    Kończy nam się mleko.We're running out of milk.
  6. (reflexive) to die
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:umierać

Conjugation

Derived terms

verbs

Further reading

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