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    What it means

    Literally “urgently / by force.” Means urgently, desperately, at all costs — “urgently,” “desperately,” “at once.” E.g. “potrzebuję tego na gwałt” — I need this urgently.

    Vocabulary

    • gwałt — violence, force; urgency

    Grammar note

    'Na gwałt' uses the accusative of 'gwałt' after 'na'. The sense of urgency comes from the original meaning of force/violence.

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