zastanawiać
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From zastanowić + -ać.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /za.staˈna.vjat͡ɕ/
Audio 1; “zastanawiać”: (file) Audio 2; “zastanawiać się”: (file) - Rhymes: -avjat͡ɕ
- Syllabification: za‧sta‧na‧wiać
Verb
[edit]zastanawiać impf (perfective zastanowić)
- (transitive) to mystify, to bewilder
- (reflexive with się) to ponder; to dwell [with 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
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