dać mata
Polish
Etymology
Literally, “to give a checkmate”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dat͡ɕ ˈma.ta/
- Rhymes: -ata
Verb
dać mata pf (imperfective dawać mata)
- (transitive, chess, idiomatic) to checkmate (to put the king of an opponent into checkmate)
- Synonym: matować
- (transitive, figuratively, idiomatic) to win
Conjugation
Conjugation of dać mata: see dać.
Further reading
- dać mata in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- dać mata in Polish dictionaries at PWN