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The prefix za-

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MufasaThreads: 24 Posts: 445 Joined: Oct 21, 07 ♀	Oct 8, 11, 23:48 #1
What is the difference between pytać (to ask) and zapytać?

pawianThreads: 90 Posts: 5,395 Joined: May 30, 08 ♂	Oct 9, 11, 00:06 #2
The same as between pieprzyć and zapieprzyć!

VincentThreads: 15 Posts: 1,707 Joined: Sep 9, 07 ♂ [Moderator]	Oct 9, 11, 00:11 #3
you'll probably need to read up about "aspect in verb pairs" to fully understand. Pytać is the imperfective form of the verb and zapytać is the perfective form.

catsoldierThreads: 90 Posts: 697 Joined: Sep 27, 09 ♂	Oct 9, 11, 00:51 #4
Pytać is the imperfective form of the verb and zapytać is the perfective form. More on perfective and imperfective from Polish forums: http://www.polishforums.com/grammar-usage-18/question-perfective-vs-im perfective-50599/ http://www.polishforums.com/grammar-usage-18/perfective-v-imperfective -29677/

MufasaThreads: 24 Posts: 445 Joined: Oct 21, 07 ♀	Oct 9, 11, 14:04 #5
Thanks very much for the reading material. I'll go and do that. :)

catsoldierThreads: 90 Posts: 697 Joined: Sep 27, 09 ♂	Oct 9, 11, 18:49 #6
Mufasa Your welcome

Lyzko	Oct 9, 11, 21:23 #7
The "za-" prefix attached to the verb often indicates a more specific purpose to the action, e.g. "prosić" = to ask, request and "zaprosić" = to ask for a reason, i.e. to invite..... "pisać" = to write vs. "zapisać" = to inscribe, to title etc..

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