palić się

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpa.lʲit͡ɕ ɕɛ/

Verb

palić się impf (perfective spalić się)

  1. to burn; to be consumed by fire
    Dom się pali.
    The house is burning.
  2. of light: to be on
    Dziadek jeszcze nie śpi, widać że w jego pokoju pali się światło.
    Grandpa is still up, you can see that the light is on in his room.
  3. to be eager [+ do (genitive) = for something]
    Nowi rekruci palili się do walki.
    The new recruits were eager to fight.

Usage notes

Sense #3 colocates with names of activities and verbal nouns.

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