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  What it means

  Literally “for real / properly.” Colloquial intensifier meaning very, really, properly — “for real,” “seriously,” “properly.” E.g. “na fest zmęczony” — really tired.

  Vocabulary

  • fest — properly, really (from German 'fest' — firm, solid)

  Grammar note

  Invariable adverb. A borrowing from German that entered Polish through Silesian and regional dialects, now widespread in colloquial speech.

  Cultural context

  Common in Silesian-influenced Polish and now widespread colloquially — one of many German loanwords in Polish.

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