Level: Beginners (A1/A2)
Category: Polish Verb stuff • General
What verb to use when breaking things, and when fixing them! Table of contents
Repairing/fixing/changing things Verbs
- Naprawić - to fix
- Skrócić - to shorten
Tearing and breaking things verbs
- Zepsuć się - general broken/not working
- Stłuc sieć (notice there is no ć at the end of stłuc!) - to smash things, such as plates, watches, glasses (spectacles), glass windows, cups, etc
- Zawiesić się - used when a button (on a computer, phone, etc) isn't working
- Urwać się - to tear something - used in the following situations:
- straps (on bags etc) that are broken
- If shoelaces are torn
- If a button on clothes falls off