dać radę
Polish
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (normal speech) /ˈdat͡ɕ ˈra.dɛ/, (careful speech) /ˈdat͡ɕ ˈra.dɛw̃/
Audio: (file) - Syllabification: dać ra‧dę
Verb
dać radę pf (imperfective dawać radę)
- (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: poradzić sobie, udać się
- (intransitive, idiomatic) to defeat, to beat (to achieve victory over someone or something in a fight, game, or competition) [with dative ‘whom/what’]
- Synonym: pokonać
Conjugation
Further reading
- ktoś/coś dał/dało radę in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- dać radę in Polish dictionaries at PWN