dawać mata

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Polish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Literally, “to give a checkmate”.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ˈda.vat͡ɕ ˈma.ta/
Rhymes: -ata

Verb[edit]

dawać mata impf (perfective dać mata)

(transitive, chess, idiomatic) to checkmate (to put the king of an opponent into checkmate)
Synonym: zamatować
(transitive, figuratively, idiomatic) to win

Conjugation[edit]

Conjugation of dawać mata: see dawać.

Further reading[edit]

dawać mata in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
dawać mata in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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