spowiadać

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /spɔˈvʲa.dat͡ɕ/

Verb

spowiadać impf (perfective wyspowiadać)

  1. (transitive, Christianity) to hear a confession; to act as a confessor for someone
    Przed mszą ksiądz spowiadał wiernych.
    Before Mass, the priest heard confessions from the faithful.

Usage notes

This verb is used only to refer to accepting a confession. For giving a confession, the reflective form spowiadać się is used instead.

Conjugation

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