trwać

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Czech trvat, from Proto-Slavic *trъvàti.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /trfat͡ɕ/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -at͡ɕ
  • Syllabification: trwać

Verb

trwać impf

  1. (intransitive) to last, to endure, to continue
    Jak długo trwa ten film?How long does this film last?

Conjugation

Derived terms

verbs
adjective
adverb
noun

Descendants

  • Belarusian: трыва́ць (tryvácʹ)
  • Ukrainian: трива́ти (tryváty)

Further reading

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