sam

Meaning

Adj

1. alone (oneself without company)
2. alone (oneself without help)

Adv

1. alone, by oneself, without company
2. here (at this place)

Particle

1. emphatic determiner, used similarly to "no other than" or "the very", as in "I myself"; oneself
2. by oneself, alone (by one's own volition or power, without outside help or encouragement)

Noun

self-service shop

Pronounced as (IPA)

/sam/

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish sam.

Sentences

Nie potrafiłem sobie sam ze sobą poradzić .

I couldn't cope with myself.

" Naturalnie nie byłem tak głupi , abym sam z niej korzystał."

“Naturally, I wasn't stupid enough to use it myself.”

" Jestem sam Wolnomularzem."

"I am a Freemason myself."

Chcieli pokazać mu , że sam liczy na nią niezawodnie.

They wanted to show him that he relied on her reliably.

Walkę jednak stoczył on sam jeden , o własnych siłach .

However, the fight was fought by him alone, on his own strength.

Sam wywołałem swój los , utajoną swą myśl wypisałem bezwiednie .

I summoned my fate myself, unwittingly wrote down my hidden thought.

Jesteśmy sam na sam — rzekł Podlasiak, do głębi wzruszony swym obecnym stanowiskiem.

We are alone — said Podlasiak, deeply moved by his current position.