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ów its meaning

chazaThreads: 49 Posts: 266 Joined: Dec 21, 09 ♂	Jan 10, 10, 16:37 #1
i have come across this word' ów ' how does it relate to its other words of the same meaning. chaza

Polonius3Threads: 963 Posts: 4,540 Joined: Apr 11, 08 ♂	Jan 10, 10, 16:49 #2
It is an emphatic demonstrative pronoun meaning that. However it is on the lofty side, perhaps a bit archaic and rarely encountered in colloquial specch. Eg: Pamiętam ów dzień, kiedy...( I rememebr that day, when...)

peter_olsztynThreads: 8 Posts: 690 Joined: Apr 18, 07 ♂	Jan 10, 10, 16:54 #3
chaza: i have come across this word' ów ' how does it relate to its other words of the same meaning. ów, owa, owo ten, ta, to owi, owe ci, te

gumishuThreads: 13 Posts: 3,624 Joined: Apr 6, 09 ♂	Jan 10, 10, 17:18 #4
Polonius3: rarely encountered in colloquial specch. only in phrases like - to i owo, tego i owego (this and that), tu i ówdzie - (here and there)

chazaThreads: 49 Posts: 266 Joined: Dec 21, 09 ♂	Jan 10, 10, 17:40 #5
so ill ignore it then as it doesnt really matter. chaza

LenkaThreads: - Posts: 235 Joined: Nov 17, 09 ♀	Jan 10, 10, 17:56 #6
It's usually used in orthography tests as they are only few words beginning whit "ó" :D There is also the word "ówczesny" :D

chazaThreads: 49 Posts: 266 Joined: Dec 21, 09 ♂	Nov 21, 10, 12:17 #7
Merged thread: confusion with the use of ow what is the correct usage for the word ów, i understand it means 'that' but then so does źe. guidance please. chaza

LenkaThreads: - Posts: 235 Joined: Nov 17, 09 ♀	Edited by: Lenka Nov 21, 10, 12:36 #8
I misunderstood you so I have to edit my post. The word "ów" is old-fashioned and reraly used in the present. You can use "ów" when you don't want to repeat yourself ans say all the time ...ze...ze...ze and when you want to sound more eloquent.

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Nov 26, 10, 11:31 #9

chaza:

i understand it means 'that' but then so does źe.

Lenka:

You can use "ów" when you don't want to repeat yourself ans say all the time ...ze...ze...ze

No! 'Ów' can be used in meaning 'that one', and it doesn't mean 'że'!!!
E.g.:

That man was looking at me:
Tamten człowiek patrzył na mnie.
or
Ów człowiek patrzył na mnie (that man (the one I was mentioning earlier) was looking at me)

BUT:

He said that he comes tomorrow.
Powiedział, że przyjdzie jutro.
BUT NEVER: !!!!!! Powiedział, ów przyjdzie jutro. !!!!!!! IT'S WRONG!!!!!!

Cinek

LenkaThreads: - Posts: 235 Joined: Nov 17, 09 ♀	Nov 26, 10, 15:43 #10
cinek: BUT NEVER: !!!!!! Powiedział, ów przyjdzie jutro. !!!!!!! IT'S WRONG!!!!!! Yes,I don't know why I did this mistake.Maybe I was tired?Anyway-great catch Cinek :D

SzwedwPolsceThreads: 12 Posts: 1,915 Joined: Feb 21, 09 ♂	Nov 26, 10, 15:54 #11
Better to use ten, ta, to.

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