Translation of Polish word "smakować" to English
smakować
/smakɔvat͡ɕ/
Meaning
VerbVerb meaning 'to taste (to have a particular flavor or sample food)'.
How to use
The verb 'smakować' (to taste / be delicious / enjoy food) is imperfective; its perfective pair is 'posmakować'. It means to taste good or to sample. When meaning 'to taste good to someone', it behaves like 'podobać się': the food is the subject, and the person is in the dative case (e.g., 'Czy smakuje ci obiad?' — Do you like/enjoy the dinner?). It conjugates regularly ending in '-uję' (e.g., 'smakuje').
🇬🇧 English
to taste
Structure Guide
Polish Word: smakować
Translation: to taste
Example Sentences
Ona smakuje szpinak.
She tastes the spinach.
Smakuj to danie.
Taste this dish.
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Common phrases
- smakuje mi— I like this food / it tastes good to me
- smakować potrawę— to taste / try a dish
- smakuje jak kurczak— tastes like chicken
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The Polish word "smakować" means "to taste" in English.
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