Polish Word of the Day
gotować
/go-TO-vatch/ • verb (imperfective) — 1st of May, 2026
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Meaning: to cook; to prepare food (also: to boil)
Examples
- Ona gotuje obiad codziennie.
(She cooks dinner every day.) - Nie mam czasu dziś gotować.
(I don't have time to cook today.) - Woda zaczęła się gotować.
(The water started to boil.)
Synonyms
- ugotować
- przyrządzać
Gotować is the common imperfective verb for preparing food; use ugotować for the completed action (perfective). It collocates with meals (gotować obiad/śniadanie/kolację) and with liquids (woda gotuje się = water is boiling). It's used for general cooking activities, recipes, and talking about boiling.
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