bądź
//ˈbɔɲt͡ɕ/ | /ˈbɔ̃t͡ɕ//
Polishconjparticleverb
Grammatical form
bądź is the second-person singular imperative form of być — “to be (indicates sameness or membership in a class)”.
Definitions
- 1.also ... and, both ... and
- 2.or; Further details are uncertain.
Seu disiunctiva particula, Albo/ Bądź Acz.
Sive ‒ Ieſtl, albo, bądz, chociaſz.
- 3.literaryeither, or
- 4.obsoleteeven if
- 5.any, any old
Położył swoje rzeczy jak bądź.
He put his things down any which way.
Synonyms & related words
Etymology
Inherited from Old Polish bądź. As a conjunction, compare Hungarian vagy.