należeć

== Polish == === Alternative forms === nolezyć (Łowicz) === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Slavic *naležati with a semantic shift of to lie on top of > to be a part of, and other semantic shifts stemming from that. First attested in the first half of the 16th century. By surface analysis, na- +‎ leżeć. Compare Kashubian nôleżec and Silesian nŏleżeć. Further compare Czech náležet and Ukrainian нале́жати (naléžaty). === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ɛʐɛt͡ɕ Syllabification: na‧le‧żeć === Verb === należeć impf (intransitive) to belong (to be the property of) [with do (+ genitive) ‘to whom’] Teraz to auto należy do mnie. ― This car belongs to me now. (intransitive) to belong (to be a part of a group) [with do (+ genitive) ‘to whom’] Polska należy do Unii Europejskiej. ― Poland is part of the European Union. (intransitive) to belong (to be part of) [with do (+ genitive) ‘to whom’] (intransitive) to be up to (to be for the option or decision of) [with do (+ genitive) ‘to whom’] (intransitive, literary) to belong (to be the partner of) [with do (+ genitive) ‘to whom’] (intransitive, impersonal) to belong, to be up to (to be incumbent upon; the obligation of; the duty of) [with do (+ genitive) ‘to whom’] (intransitive, impersonal) to belong (to have traits that categorize one to a group) [with do (+ genitive) ‘to whom’] (intransitive, Middle Polish) to refer to; to be connected with (intransitive, Middle Polish) to depend on, to consist of Synonym: polegać (intransitive, Middle Polish) to serve; to be intended (intransitive, Middle Polish) to be needed (intransitive, Middle Polish) The meaning of this term is uncertain. (reflexive with się) to be owed, (impersonally) to deserve; to belong [with dative ‘whom’ and za (+ accusative) ‘for what’] Należy ci się odpoczynek. ― You deserve a rest. (reflexive with się) to lie for a while, to lie to one's heart's content; until satisfied ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Trivia === According to Słownik frekwencyjny polszczyzny współczesnej (1990), należeć is one of the most used words in Polish, appearing 131 times in scientific texts, 50 times in news, 148 times in essays, 41 times in fiction, and 34 times in plays, each out of a corpus of 100,000 words, totaling 404 times, making it the 117th most common word in a corpus of 500,000 words. === References === === Further reading === należeć in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN należeć się in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN należeć in Polish dictionaries at PWN Maria Renata Mayenowa; Stanisław Rospond; Witold Taszycki; Stefan Hrabec; Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023), “należeć się”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish] “NALEŻEĆ”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century], 21.02.2015 Samuel Bogumił Linde (1807–1814), “należeć”, in Słownik języka polskiego Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861), “należeć”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861 J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1904), “należeć”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 3, Warsaw, page 92 należeć in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego