jechać

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ěxati (stem *ěd-).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈjɛ.xat͡ɕ/
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  • Rhymes: -ɛxat͡ɕ
  • Syllabification: je‧chać

Verb

jechać impf (perfective pojechać, indeterminate jeździć)

  1. (intransitive) to go, ride, drive
  2. (transitive, colloquial) to stink
    Dlaczego tu tak jedzie?Why does it stink so much here?
    Jeśli żul jedzie tramwajem, to potem tramwaj jedzie żulem.If a bum takes the tram then the tram stinks like a bum.
  3. (transitive, colloquial, rare) to do something one after the other
    Jak się odpalił to jechał koncert za koncertem.When he started he put on concert after concert.
  4. (transitive, colloquial) to scold, to chew out
    Szef w robocie ostro mu jechał.His boss was chewing him out hard.
    Jak dostał bonusa to całą grę go jechał.When he received the bonus he owned the whole game.

Conjugation

Derived terms

verbs

Further reading

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