znać

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish znać, from Proto-Slavic *znati, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃-. Cognates include Lithuanian žinoti, English know, Ancient Greek ἔγνων (égnōn), Latin gnōscō, Avestan 𐬰𐬀𐬥𐬄𐬥 (zanąn), Sanskrit जानाति (jānā́ti) and Tocharian A knānat.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /znat͡ɕ/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -at͡ɕ
  • Syllabification: znać

Verb

znać impf

  1. (transitive) to know somebody/something (be acquainted or familiar with)
    Nie znam go.I don't know him.
    Znasz?Do you know her?
    Jakie znasz języki?What languages do you know?
    Nie znałem wcześniej tego zaklęcia.I didn't know this spell before.
  2. (reflexive) to know one's way around something, to know something very well [+ na (locative) = around something]

Conjugation

Derived terms

adjective
nouns
verbs
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  • nie chcieć znać impf
nouns
verbs

See also

Further reading

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

Upper Sorbian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *znati, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃-.

Verb

znać

  1. to know
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