• Listen

  What it means

  Literally “to place an accent/stress.” Means to place emphasis on something — to highlight, stress, or draw attention to a particular point or aspect.

  Vocabulary

  • kłaść — to place / to lay (imperfective)
  • akcent — accent / stress / emphasis

  Grammar note

  'Akcent' is the accusative — direct object of 'kłaść'. Often used with 'na': 'kłaść akcent na coś' (to place emphasis on something).

  Intermediate

Noticed a typo, a wrong translation, or anything that doesn't look right? We'd love to fix it — just let us know via the contact page. Thank you!