chaza: what is the difference in usypiać and zasypiać, which is pf and imp. how do i say i fell aspleep, some said it is usnęłem.
Both are imperfective.
'Zasypiać' means 'to fall asleep' and is intransitive (you are the one who is falling asleep). The perfective counterpart is 'zasn±ć' or 'usn±ć' (like in the example someone told you).
'Usypiać' means 'to make someone to sleep' and is transitive (someone else is the one who is falling asleep). The prefective counterpart is 'u¶pić'
So in your example 'usn±łem' (or 'zasn±łem') means I fell asleep and it's 1st sing. past of perf. usn±ć (or 'zasn±ć' resp.), however, 'zasn±ć' is used more often.
Cinek
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