What does dostać się in Polish mean?

What is the meaning of the word dostać się in Polish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use dostać się in Polish.

The word dostać się in Polish means get in, get across, dostawać się, oberwać się komuś, dostawać się pod coś, nie móc dostać się do środka, dostać się do, dostać się do czegoś. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word dostać się

get in, get across

dostawać się

(admitted to a school, etc.)

oberwać się komuś

(US, slang (receive severe reprimand) (potoczny: otrzymać reprymendę)

Z pewnością dostanie mu się za to zachowanie od żony.

He was sure to catch hell from his wife for his behaviour.

dostawać się pod coś

(reach underneath sth)

It was raining and the damp got under the car bonnet.

nie móc dostać się do środka

(have no key to enter)

As soon as I closed the door I realized I was locked out; I had left my keys on the table inside.

dostać się do

(informal (earn acceptance into)

Only half of people at tryouts made the team.

dostać się do czegoś

(get into, gain entrance to)

The soldiers penetrated the government building and took control.

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Polish (polszczyzna) is the official language of Poland. This language is spoken by 38 million Polish people. There are also native speakers of this language in western Belarus and Ukraine. Because Poles emigrated to other countries in many stages, there are millions of people who speak Polish in many countries such as Germany, France, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Israel, Brazil, Canada, United Kingdom, United States, etc. .. An estimated 10 million Poles live outside of Poland but it is not clear how many of them can actually speak Polish, estimates put it between 3.5 and 10 million. As a result, the number of Polish-speaking people globally ranges from 40-43 million.