Translation of Polish word "naśladować" to English
naśladować
/naɕladɔvaʦ/
Meaning
VerbVerb meaning 'to imitate / to mimic (to copy the behaviour or actions of someone)'.
How to use
The verb 'naśladować' (to imitate / mimic / copy / copy the behavior of) is imperfective; its perfective pair is 'skopiować' or 'odwzorować' (often 'naśladować' is used generally). Note: the source translation is 'to follow / stick to' (следовать за), which is incorrect; it means to imitate/mimic (подражать). It conjugates regularly ending in '-uję' (e.g., 'naśladuję', 'naśladujesz'). It requires a direct object in the accusative case ('naśladować nauczyciela' — to imitate/copy the teacher).
🇬🇧 English
to imitate / mimic
Structure Guide
Polish Word: naśladować
Translation: to imitate / mimic
Example Sentences
Oni muszą naśladować przykład swojego nauczyciela.
They must imitate their teacher's example.
Oni chcą naśladować swoich idolów.
They want to imitate their idols.
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Common phrases
- naśladować zachowanie— to imitate / copy behavior
- naśladować głosy— to mimic / copy voices
- ślepo naśladować— to blindly imitate / copy
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Present Tense (Czas teraźniejszy)
Past Tense (Czas przeszły)
Perfect Aspect (Czas przeszły złożony)
ja naśladowałem / naśladowałam
Imperative (Tryb rozkazujący)
Frequency rank: #978 in Polish
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The Polish word "naśladować" means "to imitate / mimic" in English.
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