jąć

See also: jac, JAC, and Jac

Polish

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *ęti. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁em-. Cognates include Lithuanian im̃ti and Latin emō.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /jɔɲt͡ɕ/

Verb

jąć pf

  1. (transitive, archaic) to seize, to take
    Niemiec, Moskal nie osiędzie, gdy jąwszy pałasza, hasłem wszystkich zgoda będzie i ojczyzna nasza.
  2. (dated) to begin

Usage notes

In contemporary Polish the verb jąć is used exclusively in the past tense and the infinitive.

Conjugation

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