można
//ˈmɔʐ.na/ | /ˈmɔʐ.nɒ//
Polishverbnounadj
Grammatical form
można is the feminine nominative/vocative singular form of możny — “powerful, influential”.
Definitions
- 1.it is possible; one can (used to express possibility)
Można to robić w domu.
You can do it at home./It can be done at home.
- 2.it is possible; one is allowed
- 3.female equivalent of możny (“powerful and influential person”)
Synonyms & related words
Synonyms
Antonyms
- nie sposób
- nie wolno
Etymology
Ellipsis of (jest) rzecz można, literally, “[the] thing (is) possible”. First attested in the 16th century as the original phrase, but in common usage only as of the 17th century as a verb. Compare Czech možná. More at możny.
Forms
- możnapresent
- było możnapast
- będzie możnafuture
- byłoby możnaconditional
- niech będzie możnaimperative