stawiać

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *stav'ati. By surface analysis, stawić +‎ -ać.

• IPA^(key): /ˈsta.vjat͡ɕ/

• Audio 1; “stawiać”:

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• Audio 2; “stawiać się”:

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• Rhymes: -avjat͡ɕ
• Syllabification: sta‧wiać

stawiać impf (perfective postawić)

1. (transitive) to put up, to erect, to build

   Miasto stawia pomnik byłemu burmistrzowi. ― The city is erecting a monument to the former mayor.

2. (transitive) to put, to place, to set (to place an object somewhere in an upright position)

   Stawiam książkę na półce. ― I'm putting the book on the shelf.

3. (transitive) to stake, to bet [with na (+ accusative) ‘on something’]

   Stawiam stówkę na Arsenal. ― I'm betting a hundred on Arsenal.

4. (transitive) to pose, to formulate (e.g. a question)
5. (transitive, informal) to pick up the tab, to cover, to foot the bill someone (to pay for someone else) [with dative ‘for someone’]

   Stawiam nastepną kolejkę. ― The next round is on me.

6. (reflexive with się, colloquial) to resist, to stand up [with dative ‘to someone/something’]

   Po co się tak stawiasz? Krzywda ci się nie stanie, jeśli im pomożesz. ― Why are you resisting so much? There's no harm in helping them.

7. (reflexive with się) to show off, to showboat
8. (reflexive with się) to put oneself (e.g. in some situation)

stawiać impf (perfective stawić)

1. (reflexive with się) to show up, to turn up

• stawiać in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• stawiać in Polish dictionaries at PWN