grać w zielone
Polish
Etymology
Literally, “to play green”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡrat͡ɕ v‿ʑɛˈlɔ.nɛ/
- Syllabification: grać w‿zie‧lo‧ne
Verb
grać w zielone impf (perfective zagrać w zielone, frequentative grywać w zielone)
- (idiomatic, intransitive) to play green (to participate in a children's game, where the participant is required to always carry a leaf or another green-colored part of a plant and show it upon another participant's call) [with z (+ instrumental) ‘with somebody’ or przeciw (+ dative) ‘against somebody’, along with o (+ accusative) ‘for something’]
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:grać w zielone.
Conjugation
Further reading
- ktoś gra w zielone in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- grać w zielone in Polish dictionaries at PWN