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Which is the correct spelling - uwierzyć or wierzyć?



ohaytharThreads: 1
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Joined: Jul 8, 10 ♂ 		 Jul 8, 10, 09:48    #1
a friend of mine is getting a tattoo saying "uwierzyć". i always thought it was "wierzyć". sorry if this is a silly question to most, but whats the difference in the meaning considering the extra U in the spelling?
zetigrekThreads: 59
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Joined: May 20, 10 ♂ 		Edited by: zetigrek  Jul 8, 10, 10:03    #2
wierzyć is continuus act and uwierzyć is a single act.

On wierzy = he believes
On wierzył = he believed (but now he doesnt... if he would still believe we would say "on wierzy")
On uwierzył = he started to believe (a single act that made him to believe)

You can "wierzyć w Boga" (you have always believed in God - its continuus)
and you can "uwierzyć w Boga" (you didnt believe but something happend that you started to believe - its a single act that made you to believe)

In other words:
wierzyć = to believe
uwierzyć = to start believe
ohaytharThreads: 1
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Joined: Jul 8, 10 ♂ 		 Jul 8, 10, 10:11    #3
thank you very much for the swift reply. :)

very, very helpful!
zetigrekThreads: 59
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Joined: May 20, 10 ♂ 		 Jul 8, 10, 10:14    #4
Uwierz w siebie = start to believe in yourself! ;)
skysoulmateThreads: 41
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Joined: Jan 10, 10 ♂ 		Edited by: skysoulmate  Jul 8, 10, 10:25    #5
zetigrek:

In other words:
wierzyć = to believe
uwierzyć = to start believe


Yeah, that's my understanding too. If I were to use that word in particular personally I'd use wierzę instead -> I believe or wiara -> faith.

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