dawać do myślenia
Polish
Etymology
Literally, “to give to thinking”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈda.vat͡ɕ dɔ‿mɘˈɕlɛ.ɲa/
- Syllabification: da‧wać do‿my‧śle‧nia
Verb
dawać do myślenia impf (perfective dać do myślenia)
- (intransitive, idiomatic) to give someone food for thought (to make someone think about something) [with dative]
- (intransitive, idiomatic) to arouse suspicion [with dative]
Conjugation
Further reading
- coś daje do myślenia in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- dawać do myślenia in Polish dictionaries at PWN