za

Significat

Particle

overly, excessively, too

Prep

1. behind, beyond, after denotes location
2. behind indicates the cause of something
3. for, in favour of
4. after later in time or sequence
5. behind, beyond denotes movement
6. by denotes the object being grabbed
7. in, to with time constructions
8. for, in return for
9. in, during

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/za/

Etimologia

Inherited from Old Polish za.

Sents

" Szedł więc za nią ."

“So he followed her.”

A za oknem coraz wyższe słońce .

And the sun is getting higher and higher outside the window.

" Była mu za to wdzięczną."

“She was grateful to him for it.”

— Za co by cię mieli zabijać ?

“Why would they kill you?”

Oni ponoć nie uważali tej kobiety za dobrą opiekunkę.

They apparently did not consider this woman a good babysitter.

Emil stał za palmą i oglądał księcia .

Emil stood behind the palm tree and watched the prince.

Czego ja bym nie dał rok temu za możliwość dwudziestominutowego przemówienia!

What I wouldn't give a year ago for the possibility of a twenty-minute speech!

Co to za rudera wrzasnął mały chłopiec do dziewczynki .

What a puddle a little boy yelled at a girl.