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mieć.

to have

4 characters1 syllables approx.Polski language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈmjɛt͡ɕ//ˈmjɛt͡ɕ/Middle, Polish/ˈmjet͡ɕ/Middle, Polish
  1. to have

    imperfective · transitive
    Mam kota.
    Mam daleko do szkoły.
  2. to be some age

    imperfective · intransitive
    Mam 22 lata.
  3. used as a semantically weak verb with some nouns

    imperfective · transitive
    Mam bzika na ich punkcie.
  4. to have, to have sex with

    colloquial · imperfective · transitive
    Chyba nigdy chłopa nie miała.
  5. to consider someone as something

    imperfective · transitive
    Miałem Cię za przyjaciela.
    Masz się za lepszego?
  6. to have (e.g. to have something (that is) cooked)

    imperfective
    Mam cały wieczór zaplanowany.
  7. expresses obligation; to be supposed to, must, to have to, to need to; should, shall

    auxiliary · imperfective · intransitive
    Mamy iść na zakupy.
    Czy mam zaparzyć herbatę?
  8. creates a future in the past; would, was going to

    auxiliary · formal · imperfective
    Ten chłopiec miał w przyszłości zostać wielkim naukowcem.
  9. denotes that something might not have happened despite earlier beliefs; to be supposed to, must, to have to, to need to

    auxiliary · evidential · imperfective · intransitive
    System informatyczny miał obsługiwać klientów.
  10. denotes uncertain, unverified information; allegedly, supposedly

    auxiliary · evidential · imperfective · intransitive
    Mężczyzna miał wykrzykiwać obraźliwe hasła.
  11. to feel something

    imperfective · intransitive
    Miałem do niego żal o to.
  12. to fare (to be in any state, or pass through any experience, good or bad)

    imperfective · reflexive
    Jak się masz?
  13. to appear, to bode

    imperfective · reflexive
    Dzień miał się ku końcowi.
  14. to be in relation to something

    imperfective · reflexive
    Jak to się ma do tematu?
  15. to head somewhere

    imperfective · obsolete · reflexive
  16. to behave

    Middle · Polish · imperfective · reflexive
  17. to address, to turn towards

    Middle · Polish · imperfective · reflexive
  18. to function

    Middle · Polish · imperfective · reflexive
  19. to be had

    Middle · Polish · imperfective · reflexive
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁em-der. Proto-Slavic *jьměti Old Polish mieć Polish mieć Inherited from Old Polish mieć.

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