nie dać znaku życia

Polish

Etymology

Literally, to not give [a] sign of life.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɲɛ‿ˈdat͡ɕ ˈzna.ku ˈʐɘ.t͡ɕa/
  • Syllabification: nie‿dać zna‧ku ży‧cia

Verb

nie dać znaku życia pf (imperfective nie dawać znaku życia)

  1. (intransitive, idiomatic) to not give a sign of life (to not visibly be alive)
  2. (intransitive, idiomatic) to not give a sign of life (to not inform what is happening with oneself)

Conjugation

Conjugation of nie dać znaku życia: see dać.

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