zaraz
See also: zaraź
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈzaras]
Verb
zaraz
- second-person singular imperative of zarazit
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈza.ras/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -aras
- Syllabification: za‧raz
Etymology 1
Univerbation of za + raz.
Alternative forms
- zara (dialectal)
Adverb
zaraz (not comparable)
- at once, immediately
- soon, with a verb, approximately about to
- Zaraz będzie padać. ― It is about to rain.
- (with a preposition) close, just, right
- Synonym: tuż
- Sklep jest zaraz obok tego budynku. ― The store is right next to this building.
Particle
zaraz
- used to let someone know that the speaker needs a moment to think about what they want to say and that they will continue speaking in a moment
- Synonym: zaraz, zaraz
- (colloquial) wait a minute (used to indicate a new insight or dawning understanding)
- Synonym: zaraz, zaraz
- (colloquial) but (used to signal that what has been said is too much)
- Synonym: od razu
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
zaraz f
- genitive plural of zaraza
Further reading
- zaraz in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- zaraz in Polish dictionaries at PWN