czekać

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *čakati, *čekati, possibly extended from *čàjati, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷeh₁y-e-, from the root *kʷeh₁y-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʂɛ.kat͡ɕ/
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  • Rhymes: -ɛkat͡ɕ
  • Syllabification: cze‧kać

Verb

czekać impf (perfective poczekać or zaczekać)

  1. (intransitive) to wait [+ na (accusative)] (to delay movement or action until the arrival or occurrence of)
    Czekam na ciebie.I'm waiting for you.
    Czekałem na nią.I've been waiting for her.
  2. (intransitive) to wait [+ z (instrumental)] (to delay movement or action until some event or time)
  3. (transitive) to await, to expect, to wait for [+genitive]
  4. (transitive) to lie ahead, to lie in store [+accusative]

Conjugation

Derived terms

verbs
noun

Further reading

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