niech
Polish
Etymology
Shortened niechaj, a 2nd person singular imperative form of the verb niechać (“to give”). Compare Serbo-Croatian neka.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɲɛx/
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Particle
niech
- Forms third person imperative in singular and plural; let, may.
- Niech moc będzie z tobą! – May the force be with you!
- Niech cię Bóg błogosławi. – God bless you.
- Forms first person imperative in singular. Used only with perfective verbs. let, may.
- Niech no pomyślę... – Let me think...
- Niech zgadnę... ty jesteś John? – Let me guess... you must be John?
Usage notes
- niech + present tense of an imperfective verb or future tense of a perfective verb
- niech + future tense of a perfective verb
Further reading
- niech in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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