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Polish/Conjugations of common verbs
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być - to be
This verb is very irregular.
Subject Verb Translation Ja pl-jestem.ogg jestem no I am Ty jesteś You are (thou are) On/Ona/Ono jest He/she/it is My jesteśmy We are Wy jesteście You (plural) are Oni/One są They are
Future tense of być
Subject Verb Translation Ja będę I will be, I will Ty będziesz You (singular) will be, You will On/Ona/Ono będzie He/she/it will be, He/she/it will My będziemy We will be, We will Wy będziecie You (plural) will be, You will Oni/One będą They will be, They will
mieć - to have (imperfective)
Subject Verb Translation Ja mam I have Ty masz You (singular) have On/Ona/Ono ma He/she/it has My mamy We have Wy macie You (plural) have Oni/One mają They have
wiedzieć - to know (imperfective)
To know in the sense of "to be aware of/that/how"
Similar to French savoir, Spanish "saber", Latin "sapere", German "wissen", Dutch "weten".
"Ja nie wiem, co jest prawdziwe" - I don't know what is real.
Subject Verb Translation Ja wiem I know Ty wiesz You (singular) know On/Ona/Ono wie He/she/it knows My wiemy We know Wy wiecie You (plural) know Oni/One wiedzą They know
znać - to know (imperfective)
To know in the sense of "to be acquainted with, have experience of"
Similar to French connaître or Spanish "conocer", Italian "conoscere", German "kennen".
Ex.: Do you know him? - Znasz go?
Perfective: poznać
Subject Verb Translation Ja znam / poznam I know / I will get to know Ty znasz / poznasz You (singular) know / You (singular) will get to know On/Ona/Ono zna / pozna He/she/it knows / He/she/it will get to know My znamy / poznamy We know / We will get to know Wy znacie / poznacie You (plural) know / You (plural) will get to know Oni/One znają / poznają They know / They will get to know
szukać - to search for, to look for (imperfective)
Perfective: poszukać
Subject Verb Translation Ja szukam I am looking for Ty szukasz You (singular) are looking for On/Ona/Ono szuka He/she/it is looking for My szukamy We are looking for Wy szukacie You (plural) are looking for Oni/One szukają They are looking for
Pl-jeść.ogg jeść no - to eat (imperfective)
Perfective: zjeść
Subject Verb Translation Ja pl-jem.ogg jem no / zjem I am eating / I will eat Ty jesz You (singular) are eating On/Ona/Ono je He/she/it is eating My jemy We are eating Wy jecie You (plural) are eating Oni/One jedzą They are eating
robić - to make, to do (imperfective)
Perfective: zrobić
Subject Verb Translation Ja robię / zrobię I am making / I will make Ty robisz You (singular) are making On/Ona/Ono robi He/she/it is making My robimy We are making Wy robicie You (plural) are making Oni/One robią They are making
dawać - to give (imperfective)
Perfective: dać
Subject Verb Translation Ja daję / dam I am giving / I will give Ty dajesz / dasz You (singular) are giving / You (singular) will give On/Ona/Ono daje / da He/she/it is giving / He/she/it will give My dajemy / damy We are giving / We will give Wy dajecie / dacie You (plural) are giving / You (plural) will give Oni/One dają / dadzą They are giving / They will give
lubić - to like, enjoy (imperfective)
Perfective: polubić
Subject Verb Translation Ja lubię I like Ty lubisz You (singular) like On/Ona/Ono lubi He/she/it likes My lubimy We like Wy lubicie You (plural) like Oni/One lubią They like
chcieć - to want (imperfective)
Perfective: zechcieć
Subject Verb Translation Ja chcę I want Ty chcesz You (singular) want On/Ona/Ono chce He/she/it wants My chcemy We want Wy chcecie You (plural) want Oni/One chcą They want
woleć - to prefer (imperfective)
Subject Verb Translation Ja wolę I prefer Ty wolisz You (singular) prefer On/Ona/Ono woli He/she/it prefers My wolimy We prefer Wy wolicie You (plural) prefer Oni/One wolą They prefer
iść - to go (imperfective)
Note: Going somewhere on foot
Perfective: pójść
Subject Verb Translation Ja idę / pójdę I am going... / I will go.. Ty idziesz / pójdziesz You (singular) are going / You (singular) will go On/Ona/Ono idzie / pójdzie He/she/it is going / He/she/it will go My idziemy / pójdziemy We are going / We will go Wy idziecie / pójdziecie You (plural) are going / You (plural) will go Oni/One idą / pójdą They are going / They will go
jechać - to go, to ride, to drive (imperfective)
Note: In a car, in a train, on a motorcyle, on a bike, on a horse
Perfective: pojechać
Subject Verb Translation Ja jadę / pojadę I am going / I will go Ty jedziesz / pojedziesz You (singular) are going / You (singular) will go On/Ona/Ono jedzie / pojedzie He/she/it is going / He/she/it will go My jedziemy / pojedziemy We are going / We will go Wy jedziecie / pojedziecie You (plural) are going / You (plural) will go Oni/One jadą / pojadą They are going / They will go
widzieć - to see (imperfective)
Perfective: zobaczyć
Subject Verb Translation Ja widzę / zobaczę I see / I will see Ty widzisz / zobaczysz You (singular) see / You (singular) will see On/Ona/Ono widzi / zobaczy He/she/it sees / He/she/it will see My widzimy / zobaczymy We see / We will see Wy widzicie / zobaczycie You (plural) see / You (plural) will see Oni/One widzą / zobaczą They see / They will see
pić - to drink (imperfective)
Perfective: wypić
Subject Verb Translation Ja piję / wypiję I am drinking / I will drink Ty pijesz You (singular) are drinking On/Ona/Ono pije He/she/it is drinking My pijemy We are drinking Wy pijecie You (plural) are drinking Oni/One piją They are drinking
pisać - to write (imperfective)
Perfective: napisać
Subject Verb Translation Ja piszę / napiszę I am writing / I will write Ty piszesz You (singular) are writing On/Ona/Ono pisze He/she/it is writing My piszemy We are writing Wy piszecie You (plural) are writing Oni/One piszą They are writing
mówić - to say, to speak (imperfective)
Perfective: powiedzieć
Subject Verb Translation Ja mówię I am saying/speaking Ty mówisz You (singular) are saying/speaking On/Ona/Ono mówi He/she/it is saying/speaking My mówimy We are saying/speaking Wy mówicie You (plural) are saying/speaking Oni/One mówią They are saying/speaking
nieść - to bear, to carry (perfective)
Imperfective: nosić
Subject Verb Translation Ja niosę I bear / I am bearing Ty niesiesz You (singular) bear On/Ona/Ono niesie He/she/it bears My niesiemy We bear Wy niesiecie You (plural) bear Oni/One niosą They bear