dawać radę

Polish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (normal speech) /ˈda.vat͡ɕ ˈra.dɛ/, (careful speech) /ˈda.vat͡ɕ ˈra.dɛw̃/

• Audio 1; “dawać radę”:

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• Audio 2; “dawać sobie radę”:

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• Syllabification: da‧wać ra‧dę

Verb

dawać radę impf (perfective dać radę)

1. (intransitive or reflexive with sobie, idiomatic) to manage to do something, to succeed (to overcome a difficulty or to solve a problem) [with infinitive or z (+ instrumental) ‘in what’]

   Synonyms: radzić sobie, udawać się

2. (intransitive, idiomatic) to defeat, to beat (to achieve victory over someone or something in a fight, game, or competition) [with dative ‘whom/what’]

   Synonym: pokonywać

Conjugation

Conjugation of dawać radę: see dawać.

Further reading

• ktoś/coś daje radę in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• dawać radę in Polish dictionaries at PWN