niech

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Polish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Shortened from niechaj, the second-person imperative singular of niechać (“to cease”). Compare Serbo-Croatian neka.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ɲɛx/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛx
  • Syllabification: niech

Particle[edit]

niech

  1. forms the third person imperative in the singular and plural; let, may
    Niech moc będzie z tobą! ― May the force be with you!
    Niech cię Bóg błogosławi. ― God bless you.
  2. forms the first person imperative in the singular; used only with perfective verbs; let, may
    Niech no pomyślę... ― Let me think...
    Niech zgadnę... ty jesteś John? ― Let me guess... you must be John?

Usage notes[edit]

  1. niech + present tense of imperfective verbs or future tense of perfective verbs
  2. niech + future tense of perfective verbs

Derived terms[edit]

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Related terms[edit]

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Further reading[edit]

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