5 points | by stared 7 hours ago ago
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This is basically the Slavic version of phrasal verbs on steroids.
In English you have “fuck up”, “fuck around”, etc. In Polish the prefix changes the meaning much more systematically, not just contextually.
Same root, different prefix → completely different verb.
Pretty elegant from a language design POV.
This is basically the Slavic version of phrasal verbs on steroids.
In English you have “fuck up”, “fuck around”, etc. In Polish the prefix changes the meaning much more systematically, not just contextually.
Same root, different prefix → completely different verb.
Pretty elegant from a language design POV.