niech.
forms the third person imperative in the singular and plural; let, may
Meaning & usage
forms the third person imperative in the singular and plural; let, may
Niech moc będzie z tobą!
Niech cię Bóg błogosławi.
forms the first person imperative in the singular; used only with perfective verbs; let, may
Niech no pomyślę...
Niech zgadnę... ty jesteś John?
expresses optative meaning; had better, may
let (used to specify the meaning of a variable)
Niech x oznacza...
if only; only
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Balto-Slavic *ne Proto-Slavic *ne Proto-Slavic *xajati univ. Proto-Slavic *nexati Old Polish niechać Old Polish niechajclip. Old Polish niech Polish niech Inherited from Old Polish niech. By surface analysis, clipping of niechaj. Compare Czech nechť, Serbo-Croatian neka, Ukrainian неха́й (nexáj), and Upper Sorbian njech.
creates a subordinate clause expressing desire or wish; to, so that, for that, in order to
creates a conditional; if
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Balto-Slavic *ne Proto-Slavic *ne Proto-Slavic *xajati univ. Proto-Slavic *nexati Old Polish niechać Old Polish niechajclip. Old Polish niech Polish niech Inherited from Old Polish niech. By surface analysis, clipping of niechaj. Compare Czech nechť, Serbo-Croatian neka, Ukrainian неха́й (nexáj), and Upper Sorbian njech.
expresses dissatisfaction or impatience
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Balto-Slavic *ne Proto-Slavic *ne Proto-Slavic *xajati univ. Proto-Slavic *nexati Old Polish niechać Old Polish niechajclip. Old Polish niech Polish niech Inherited from Old Polish niech. By surface analysis, clipping of niechaj. Compare Czech nechť, Serbo-Croatian neka, Ukrainian неха́й (nexáj), and Upper Sorbian njech.
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