bawić
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Polish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Old Polish bawić, from Proto-Slavic *bàviti (“to linger”), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *bāwˀitei?, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰowH-éye-ti, causative of *bʰuH- (“to become”). Cognate to Sanskrit भावयति (bhāváyati).
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈba.vit͡ɕ/
Audio 1; “bawić”: (file) Audio 2; “bawić się”: (file) - Rhymes: -avit͡ɕ
- Syllabification: ba‧wić
Verb
[edit]bawić impf
- (transitive) to amuse (to cause a feeling of lightheartedness or humor)
- Synonym: śmieszyć
- (transitive) to entertain (to cause pleasure)
- Synonym: zabawiać
- bawić dziecko ― to entertain a child
- (transitive) to entertain (to have someone over at one's home for a party or visit)
- bawić gościa ― to entertain a guest
- bawić anegdotkami ― to entertain with stories
- (intransitive) to sojourn (to reside somewhere temporarily)
- (reflexive with się) to play, to frolic, to mess around (to spend time in a fun way) [with z (+ instrumental) ‘with whom’; or with w (+ accusative) ‘what’; or with instrumental ‘with what’]
- bawić się zabawką ― to play with a toy
- bawić się zapałkami ― to play with matches
- bawić się na dworze/na polu/na zewnątrz ― to play outside
- bawić się na imprezie ― to have fun at a party
- bawić się przy muzyce ― to enjoy/have fun with music
- bawić się w chowanego ― to play hide and go seek
- bawić się w berka ― to play tag
- bawić się w piaskownicy ― to play in a sandbox
- bawić się dobrze z kolegami ― to have fun with (one's) friends
- (reflexive with się) to have fun, to be amused [with instrumental ‘by what’]
- (reflexive with się) to play with (to mindlessly play with something in one's hands) [with instrumental ‘with what’]
- bawić się długopisem ― to play/fiddle with a pen
- bawić się włosami ― to play/fiddle with (one's) hair
- (reflexive with się) to play with (to spend time on something pointless) [with z (+ instrumental) ‘with what’] [with w (+ accusative) ‘what’]
- nie bawić się w formalności ― to dispense with formalities
- (reflexive with się) to play (to pretend to be a certain person)
- bawić się modą ― to play with fashion
- bawić się językiem ― to play with language
- bawić się słowami ― to play with words
- bawić się w detektywa ― to play detective
- bawić się w Boga ― to play God
- (reflexive with się) to play with (to not treat seriously) [with z (+ instrumental) ‘with whom or what’]
- bawić się emocjami/uczuciami ― to play with (someone's) emotions
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