Bóg wie

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Polish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Literally, God knows.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbuk ˈvjɛ/
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  • Syllabification: Bóg wie

Interjection

Bóg wie

  1. (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.
  2. 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