owszem

Meaning

  1. certainly, yes, of course
  2. used with an additional sentence to contradict what an interlocutor has said
  3. an in-word used to confirm and intensify a subordinate clause

Frequency

B1
Hyphenated as
ow‧szem
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɔf.ʂɛm/
Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish owszem. Compare Czech ovšem (“but; certainly, yes, of course”).

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Sentences
Owszem posiada   pan
🤵‍♂️
  duży   talent   konwersacyjny zwłaszcza   w
  kierunku  parowania  pytań .

Yes, you have a great conversational talent, especially in the direction of pairing questions.

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