zastanawiać
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Polish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From zastanowić + -ać.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
zastanawiać impf (perfective zastanowić)
- (transitive) to mystify, to bewilder
- (reflexive with się) to ponder; to dwell [+ nad (instrumental) = on something]
- Przechadzając się po lesie, zastanawiał się nad sensem życia.
- While strolling through the forest, he pondered the meaning of life.
- (reflexive with się) to wonder; to think idly about something
- Zastanawiam się, co z tego wyniknie.
- I wonder what will come out of this.
- (reflexive with się) to think over; to hesitate, to consider
- Zdecydowałaś się już? – Nie, dalej się zastanawiam.
- Have you decided yet? – No, I'm still hesitating.
Conjugation[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- zastanawiać in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- zastanawiać in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Categories:
- Polish terms suffixed with -ać
- Polish 4-syllable words
- Polish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Polish terms with audio links
- Rhymes:Polish/avjat͡ɕ
- Rhymes:Polish/avjat͡ɕ/4 syllables
- Polish lemmas
- Polish verbs
- Polish imperfective verbs
- Polish transitive verbs
- Polish reflexive verbs
- Polish terms with usage examples
- pl:Thinking