sam
//ˈsam/ | /ˈsam/ | /ˈsam/ | /ˈsam//
Polishadjadvparticlenoun
Definitions
- 1.alone (oneself without company)
- 2.alone (oneself without help)
- 3.alone, by oneself, without company
- 4.dialectalhere (at this place)
- 5.emphatic determiner, used similarly to "no other than" or "the very", as in "I myself"; oneself
Przygotowując intrygę przeciwko szefowi, pani Magdalena kazała swojej córce ubrać się skromnie, a sama założyła sukienkę z głębokim dekoltem.
Preparing the intrigue against the boss, Ms. Magdalena told her daughter to dress modestly, while she herself put on a dress with a deep neckline.
Poszedł do samego końca.
He went to the very end.
- 6.by oneself, alone (by one's own volition or power, without outside help or encouragement)
- 7.colloquialself-service shop
Synonyms & related words
Word family
Synonyms
- osobno
- samodzielnie
- tu
- tutaj
- sklep samoobsługowy
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *somHós Proto-Slavic *samъ Old Polish sam Polish sam Inherited from Old Polish sam.
Forms
- bardziej samcomparative
- najbardziej samsuperlative