nazywać

Polish

Etymology

From nazwać + -ać.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /naˈzɨ.vat͡ɕ/
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  • Rhymes: -ɨvat͡ɕ
  • Syllabification: na‧zy‧wać

Verb

nazywać impf (perfective nazwać)

  1. (transitive) to call, name [+instrumental or nominative = the name]
  2. (reflexive) to be called
    Nazywam się James.I'm called James.

Usage notes

The grammatical object (the name) is usually in nominative case for proper names, while in instrumental for titles and common nouns; this roughly corresponds to the distinction between definite and indefinite articles in English.

Conjugation

Further reading

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