kwap
//ˈkfap//
Polishverb
Grammatical form
kwap is the second-person singular imperative form of kwapić — “to chivvy, to hurry, to urge”.
Definitions of kwapić verb · /ˈkfa.pit͡ɕ/
Full entry for kwapić →- 1.to chivvy, to hurry, to urge(archaic)
- 2.to hasten, to hurry, to make haste (to move or act quickly)(archaic)
- 3.to be eager to do something [with do (+ genitive) ‘what’](colloquial)
Etymology of kwapić
Inherited from Old Polish kwapić (się), from northern Proto-Slavic *kvapiti. Compare Czech kvapit (“to hurry”).
Paradigm of kwapić, with kwap highlighted:
Conjugation
Infinitive:kwapić
| he/she/it | kwapi |
| they | kwapią |
he/she/it
kwapi
they
kwapią
Other Forms
present active:kwapiący, kwapiąca, kwapiące, kwapiący, kwapiące, kwapiąc
present passive:kwapiony, kwapiona, kwapione, kwapieni, kwapione