verb
pukać
/ˈpukat͡ɕ/· czasownikAlso
uderzaćstrącać
Definition
To hit a door or surface with your knuckles to attract attention, or to hit something causing it to move or fall.
Examples
Someone is knocking at the door.
Ktoś puka do drzwi.
He accidentally knocked the vase off the table.
Przypadkowo strącił wazon ze stołu.
The car knocked down a lamppost.
Samochód uderzył w latarnię i ją przewrócił.
Collocations
knock on the doorknock downknock over
noun
puknięcie
/pukˈɲɛnt͡ɕɛ/· rzeczownikAlso
stuknięcie(n)
Definition
The sound or act of hitting a door or surface.
Examples
I heard a knock at the door.
Usłyszałem puknięcie do drzwi.
There was a loud knock on the window.
Było głośne stuknięcie w okno.
Collocations
a loud knocka gentle knockdoor knock
Word forms
knockedpast simpleknockingpresent participleknocksthird person singular
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