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dostać kota

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Polish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Literally, to get [a] cat.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈdɔ.stat͡ɕ ˈkɔ.ta/
  • Syllabification: do‧stać ko‧ta

Verb

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dostać kota pf (imperfective dostawać kota)

  1. (intransitive, colloquial, idiomatic) to be few sandwiches short of a picnic, to have a screw loose, to not have one's elevator go all the way to the top

Conjugation

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Conjugation of dostać kota: see dostać.

Further reading

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