wieźć

Polish

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *veztì, from Proto-Indo-European *wéǵʰeti (to be transporting), *weǵʰ- (to transport). Cognate with ‎Lithuanian vèžti, ‎German wiegen and wägen, Ancient Greek ἔχω (ékhō), Latin vehō and Sanskrit वहति (váhati).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vʲɛɕt͡ɕ/

Verb

wieźć impf (perfective powieźć)

  1. (transitive) to carry, to transport by vehicle; to drive; to bring; to take
    Rolnik wiezie ziemniaki na targ.
    The farmer takes potatoes to the market square.
    Właśnie wiozę córkę na lotnisko.
    I'm driving my daughter to the airport right now.

Conjugation

Derived terms
  • (nouns) dowóz m, dowózka f, odwóz m, odwózka f, przewóz m, przewózka f, rozwóz m, rozwózka f, wwózka f, wywóz m, wywózka f
  • (adjective) obwoźny

Usage notes

Wieźć is in the class of Polish concrete verbs. Its counterpart, wozić is an abstract verb.

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