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Polish
Etymology
Literally, “God knows”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbuk ˈvjɛ/
- Syllabification: Bóg wie
Interjection
Bóg wie
- (idiomatic) God knows, heaven knows
2017 July 5, Lauren Oliver, Replika, Otwarte, →ISBN:Ci biedni ludzie przeszli przez Bóg wie co, są głodni, zmarznięci, nie mają dokąd pójść, a ty chcesz ich przesłuchiwać.- Those poor people have gone through only God knows what, they're hungry, they're freezing, and they have no place to go, and you want to interrogate them.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see Bóg, wie.
2015 December 30, Filozofuj! 2015 nr 6 (listopad-grudzień): Bóg i religia, Wydawnictwo Academicon, page 14:Oto sedno problemu: jeśli Bóg wie wszystko, to wie również, i to od zawsze, o wszystkich naszych aktach woli, postanowieniach i zachowaniach, zanim się one wydarzą.- Here's the crux of the problem: if God knows everything, then He also knows, and has always known, about all of our acts of will, resolutions, and behaviours before they happen.
Further reading
- Bóg wie in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- Bóg wie in Polish dictionaries at PWN