jestem

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish jest jeśm, the second word being inherited from Proto-Slavic *esmь, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésmi, from *h₁es-. By surface analysis, jest +‎ -m.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈjɛs.tɛm/
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  • Rhymes: -ɛstɛm
  • Syllabification: jes‧tem

Verb

jestem

  1. first-person singular present of być
    Jestem głodny. ― I'm hungry.
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