nie taki

Polish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɲɛ‿ˈta.ki/
  • Rhymes: -aki
  • Syllabification: nie‿ta‧ki

Adjective

nie taki (not comparable, no derived adverb)

  1. (idiomatic, postpositive) worse than it was before or than one would expect
    Synonym: nie ten
  2. (idiomatic) much better, larger, or more intense than the object in question

Further reading

  • nie taki in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • nie taki in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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