zawadzać

Polish

Etymology

From zawadzić + -ać.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zaˈva.d͡zat͡ɕ/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ad͡zat͡ɕ
  • Syllabification: za‧wa‧dzać

Verb

zawadzać impf (perfective zawadzić)

  1. (intransitive, usually imperfect) to be in the way, to cumber, to hamper, to obstruct [+dative = someone]
    Synonyms: przeszkadzać, wadzić
  2. (intransitive or reflexive) to catch on [+ o (accusative) = something]
    • 1925 (first published 1896), Stefan Żeromski, O żołnierzu tułaczu, J. Mortkowicz, chapter 1:
      ...[sierżant] zginał kark, żeby nie uszkodzić pompona przy kapeluszu, zawadzającego o stragarz powały niskiego pokoju.
      ...[the sergeant] had his head ducked in order to not damage the pompom on his hat, which kept getting caught on a joist of the ceiling of the low-ceilinged room.
    Synonyms: zaczepiać, zahaczać
  3. (intransitive) to stop briefly on a journey [+ o (accusative) = in a place]
    Synonym: zatrzymywać się
  4. (intransitive) to bring up (to mention) [+ o (accusative) = something]
    Synonyms: napomykać, zatrącać

Conjugation

noun

Further reading

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