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opanowywa

opanowywa is not a standard entry in Polish dictionaries. It is typically encountered as an incomplete or misspelled form of the verb opanowywać, or as a mistaken rendering of opanować, or, less often, as a noun such as opanowywanie. In standard usage, the infinitives are opanowywać (imperfective) and opanować (perfective).

Meaning and usage

The core meaning of opanowywać is to gain mastery or control over something, to subdue or master

Morphology and related forms

The imperfective form is opanowywać, used for ongoing or repeated actions, while the perfective form is opanować,

Etymology

opanowywać derives from opanować, which itself relates to panować (to rule or reign) with a prefixal development

See also

panować, opanowanie, opanowywanie, mastery in Polish usage.

a
situation,
or
to
calm
and
bring
under
control
emotions
or
impulses.
It
is
used
both
literally
and
figuratively.
Examples
include
opanować
strach
(to
master
fear),
opanować
sytuację
(to
take
control
of
the
situation),
and
opanowywać
nerwy
(to
steady
one’s
nerves).
The
verb
often
conveys
a
process
or
gradual
achievement,
especially
in
contexts
of
learning
a
skill
or
managing
a
crisis.
used
for
completed
actions.
Nouns
related
to
the
process
include
opanowywanie
(the
act
of
mastering)
and
opanowanie
(control,
mastery).
Adjectival
uses
and
participles
derive
from
these
bases
in
the
usual
Polish
patterns.
that
expresses
gaining
control
or
mastery.
The
semantic
field
centers
on
taking
command,
whether
of
a
skill,
a
situation,
or
one’s
own
emotions.