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Polish
Alternative forms
Etymology
Literally, “that is”. Compare English i.e.
Pronunciation
Particle
to jest
- (idiomatic) in other words, namely, that is to say
- Synonyms: a więc, czyli, eo ipso, inaczej, inaczej mówiąc, innymi słowy, jednym słowem, krótko mówiąc, mianowicie, przeto, słowem, tedy, toteż, to znaczy, tym samym, więc, w takim razie, w takim układzie, zatem, znaczy, znaczy się
Further reading
- to jest in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- to jest in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Serbo-Croatian
Adverb
to jést (Cyrillic spelling то је́ст)
- that is, that is to say, viz.