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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