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Co znaczy bodaj w "Marzenia artysty o pięknie, harmonii i szczęściu bodaj najpełniejszy wyraz znałazły w serii obrazów malowanych w jego posiadłości w Janówce..."

I just can't seem to wrap my head around "bodaj" and its semantics.
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Bodaj = probably, mostly likely; a slightly more elegant way of saying chyba
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thanks :)
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Maybe it was supposed to be podaj.
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podaj?
badaj?
bo daj?

none really fits in that sentence..

also..
lunchbox:
znałazły

zanalazły
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lunchbox:
Co znaczy bodaj w "Marzenia artysty o pięknie, harmonii i szczęściu bodaj najpełniejszy wyraz znałazły w serii obrazów malowanych w jego posiadłości w Janówce..."

Polonius3' explanation is very good - in this case it means most probably.

Bodaj is also used as:
bodaj spełniły sie twoje marzenia = may all your wishes come true.
bodaj byś zdechł = I wish you died

I can't explain in a "linguistic" way because I'm not a teacher but that's what comes to my mind as far as native speaker.

Hope this helps!!!
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Bodaj byś cudze dzieci uczył! - I bet this one is not pleasant for the teachers.

I'm not sure about the etymology, but we may rightly suppose that the word comes from: Bóg daj -> Bógdaj -> bodaj.
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Ziemowit:
Bóg daj -> Bógdaj -> bodaj.

you are probably right!
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that seems like a far reach.. bog daj doesn't fit in that sentence either.
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plk123:
that seems like a far reach.. bog daj doesn't fit in that sentence either.

why not? I think it does make sense.
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ok.. maybe it does.. hmmm..
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there is also 'bodajże' and means: probably, very likely, maybe, perhaps...
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Bodaj < Bóg daj hits the bull's-eye. According to Brückner it has been in use since the 17th century.
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