złapać

Polish

Etymology

From z- + łapać.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈzwa.pat͡ɕ/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -apat͡ɕ
  • Syllabification: zła‧pać

Verb

złapać pf (imperfective łapać)

  1. (transitive) to catch (intercept something thrown)
  2. (transitive) to catch, to trap, to snare
  3. (transitive) to catch (e.g. a bus, a train)
  4. (transitive) to snatch, to grab
  5. (transitive, colloquial) to get, to understand
  6. (transitive, colloquial) to catch, to contract (e.g. a disease)
  7. (transitive, colloquial) to grab (e.g. an opportunity), to make the most of
  8. (reflexive) to catch oneself, to catch one another
  9. (reflexive) to steady oneself, to grab hold [+genitive = of something]
  10. (reflexive) to catch oneself (realise one is doing something) [+ na (locative) = something]
  11. (reflexive, of animals, insects) to be caught

Conjugation

Further reading

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