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dostawać 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): /dɔˈsta.vat͡ɕ ˈkɔ.ta/
  • Syllabification: do‧sta‧wać ko‧ta

Verb

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dostawać kota impf (perfective dostać 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
    Synonyms: brakować piątej klepki, mieć nie po kolei w głowie, nie mieć wszystkich w domu

Conjugation

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Conjugation of dostawać kota: see dostawać.

Further reading

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