brać odpowiedzialność

Polish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Literally, to take responsibility.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbrat͡ɕ ɔt.pɔ.vjɛˈd͡ʑal.nɔɕt͡ɕ/
  • Syllabification: brać od‧po‧wie‧dzial‧ność

Verb

brać odpowiedzialność impf (perfective wziąć odpowiedzialność)

  1. (intransitive, idiomatic) to take responsibility (to accept or take on an obligation or liability) [with za (+ accusative) ‘for what’]
  2. (intransitive, idiomatic) to take responsibility (to accept blame, punishment, or accountability for something within one's role or chain of command, especially when a leader protects the subordinates who caused the problem) [with za (+ accusative) ‘for what’]

Conjugation

Conjugation of brać odpowiedzialność: see brać.

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