wpadać

Polish

Etymology

From w- + padać.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfpa.dat͡ɕ/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -adat͡ɕ
  • Syllabification: wpa‧dać

Verb

wpadać impf (perfective wpaść)

  1. (intransitive) to fall in
    wpadać do rzekito fall into a river1
    wpadać w depresjęto fall into depression
    wpadać w złośćto fly into a rage
  2. (intransitive) to drop in, to call on, to visit [+ do (genitive) = on somebody]
  3. (intransitive) to run into, to come across [+ na (accusative) = into something/somebody]
  4. (intransitive) to hit upon, to think of, to contrive [+ na (accusative) = something]

wpadać impf

  1. (intransitive, of rivers) to empty [+ do (genitive) = into something]

Conjugation

Further reading

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