pożyczyć

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *požitъčiti.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɔˈʐɨ.t͡ʂɨt͡ɕ/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɨt͡ʂɨt͡ɕ
  • Syllabification: po‧ży‧czyć

Verb

pożyczyć pf (imperfective pożyczać)

  1. (transitive) to borrow (receive temporarily) [+accusative = something] [+ od (genitive) = from someone]
  2. (transitive) to lend, to loan [+accusative = something] [+dative = to someone]

Conjugation

Derived terms

proverb
  • chcesz stracić przyjaciela, pożycz mu pieniądze
verbs

Further reading

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