Whats with the Polish word: Po?

Krzysztof:

Translating prepositions (za, po, do, od, przed, u, w etc.) between languages is quite complicated and little useful, because every language has many exceptions (the fields of meanings are never identically correspondent).
Those words actually don't have much meaning if they stand alone, they acquire the flavour of their neighbours (i.e. of other words with stronger meaning, especially verbs, nouns and often out of the context).

Just remember the most important usage of them (start with the main usage of "po" = after, in regards to the time, so one thing happened after an other), in all other cases you'd rather have to learn to think in Polish, and you'll gradually comprehend more and more situations when a certain preposition is required.

cjjcThreads: 37 Posts: 463 Joined: Jul 26, 08	Nov 24, 08, 03:56 / #
po (Ectaco-Poland) Meaning I found on word "po": 1 like 2 when 3 along 4 on 5 about 6 by 7 in 8 at 9 down 10 for 11 next to 12 upon Does it really have all these meanings? I never checked this word before but I always guessed it meant: In :S

sausageThreads: 25 Posts: 1,053 Joined: Sep 21, 07	Nov 24, 08, 04:02 / #
"After" too.

pawianThreads: 90 Posts: 5,371 Joined: May 30, 08	Nov 24, 08, 04:04 / #
There is one missing: After. Po kolacji - After dinner..... And the rest 12? baloney....

cjjcThreads: 37 Posts: 463 Joined: Jul 26, 08	Nov 24, 08, 04:06 / #
sausage: "After" too. pawian: There is one missing: After. Cheers pawian: And the rest 12? baloney.... Huh?

sausageThreads: 25 Posts: 1,053 Joined: Sep 21, 07	Edited by: sausage Nov 24, 08, 04:08 / #
pawian: And the rest 12? baloney My dictionary lists 11. Not sure if they match the one's above. I'm not sure if this is a valid one. Po="in the style of" / "done in a certain way" eg. kaczka po Krakowsku. "duck Krakowian style" My dictionary also quotes "up to" / "as far as" po szyję - up to the neck

KrzysztofThreads: 2 Posts: 1,146 Joined: Jul 26, 07	Nov 24, 08, 06:42 / #
cjjc: Does it really have all these meanings? Translating prepositions (za, po, do, od, przed, u, w etc.) between languages is quite complicated and little useful, because every language has many exceptions (the fields of meanings are never identically correspondent). Those words actually don't have much meaning if they stand alone, they acquire the flavour of their neighbours (i.e. of other words with stronger meaning, especially verbs, nouns and often out of the context). Just remember the most important usage of them (start with the main usage of "po" = after, in regards to the time, so one thing happened after an other), in all other cases you'd rather have to learn to think in Polish, and you'll gradually comprehend more and more situations when a certain preposition is required.

pawianThreads: 90 Posts: 5,371 Joined: May 30, 08	Nov 24, 08, 14:50 / #
cjjc: pawian: And the rest 12? baloney.... Huh? Krzysztof explained it properly. Krzysztof: Translating prepositions (za, po, do, od, przed, u, w etc.) between languages is quite complicated and little useful, because every language has many exceptions (the fields of meanings are never identically correspondent). Those words actually don't have much meaning if they stand alone, they acquire the flavour of their neighbours (i.e. of other words with stronger meaning, especially verbs, nouns and often out of the context).

MarekThreads: 4 Posts: 1,120 Joined: Feb 15, 07	Edited by: Marek Nov 24, 08, 16:25 / #
or..... Nad = near again on (Kraków nad Wisłą) by etc..... Pod = under beneath at (Bitwa pod Lipsku)

cjjcThreads: 37 Posts: 463 Joined: Jul 26, 08	Nov 24, 08, 17:41 / #
Krzysztof: Translating prepositions (za, po, do, od, przed, u, w etc.) between languages is quite complicated and little useful, because every language has many exceptions (the fields of meanings are never identically correspondent). Those words actually don't have much meaning if they stand alone, they acquire the flavour of their neighbours (i.e. of other words with stronger meaning, especially verbs, nouns and often out of the context). Just remember the most important usage of them (start with the main usage of "po" = after, in regards to the time, so one thing happened after an other), in all other cases you'd rather have to learn to think in Polish, and you'll gradually comprehend more and more situations when a certain preposition is required. Thank you everyone but especialy Krzysztof who once again clears things up and keeps me on target. :)

osiolThreads: 59 Posts: 4,714 Joined: Jul 25, 07	Edited by: osiol Nov 24, 08, 18:04 / #
Despite my fear of upsetting children, old people, religious types and those with weak constitutions, which of the previously mentioned definitions of po- is going on in the word pojebany? There is a major river in Italy called the Po. Is Po Po po polsku?

cjjcThreads: 37 Posts: 463 Joined: Jul 26, 08	Nov 24, 08, 18:46 / #
osiol: po-jebany

KrzysztofThreads: 2 Posts: 1,146 Joined: Jul 26, 07	Nov 24, 08, 19:13 / #
osiol: hich of the previously mentioned definitions of po- is going on in the word pojebany? none, I suppose. osiol: Is Po Po po polsku? Nie, Po po polsku to Pad.