owszem

== Polish == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Polish owszem. Compare Czech ovšem (“but; certainly, yes, of course”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɔf.ʂɛm/ Rhymes: -ɔfʂɛm Syllabification: ow‧szem === Particle === owszem certainly, yes, of course Synonyms: tak, dokładnie, racja, naturalnie, oczywiście, rzeczywiście, w rzeczy samej used with an additional sentence to contradict what an interlocutor has said (literary) an in-word used to confirm and intensify a subordinate clause ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “owszem”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “owszem”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[2] (in Polish)