Polish

Verb

paść pf ‎(imperfective padać)

1. to fall; to drop

   Chłopi padli na kolana przed królem.

   The peasants dropped to their knees before the king.

   Promienie światła padły na taflę jeziora.

   Rays of light fell on the surface of the lake.

2. to strike; to overwhelm (of a negative emotion)

   Padł na niego strach.

   He was struck by fear.

3. to be brought up; to be mentioned, said or asked

   Podczas negocjacji padła suma 30 milionów euro.

   During the negotiations, a sum of 30 million euros was mentioned.

4. to occur (used in reference to records and lottery wins)

   Na wczorajszym meczu padł rekord frekwencji.

   Yesterday's match saw a record attendance.

5. (colloquial) to lose it; to be very surprised or amused

   Padłem, jak go zobaczyłem w tym przebraniu.

   I lost it when I saw him in that costume.

6. (colloquial) to die; to stop working

   Właśnie padł mi telefon.

   My phone just died.

Conjugation

Synonyms

• (fall): upaść
• (overwhelm): ogarnąć, pochłonąć

See also

• padnięty
• paść ofiarą
• paść trupem

Etymology 2

From Proto-Slavic *pasti ‎(“pasture, herd, feed”), from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂- ‎(“to protect”).

Verb

paść impf

1. to feed an animal

   Jaś poszedł paść konie.

   Johnny went to feed the horses.

2. to graze, to feed oneself

Conjugation

Synonyms

• karmić