Mieć rację
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What it means
Literally “to have reason/right.” Means to be right — one of the most essential and frequently used phrases in Polish conversation.
Vocabulary
- mieć — to have
- racja — reason / right / correctness
Grammar note
'Rację' is the accusative of 'racja'. 'Masz rację' (you are right), 'nie masz racji' (you are wrong).
Cultural context
Note that Polish 'mieć rację' (to have rightness) differs structurally from English 'to be right' — you possess correctness rather than embodying it.
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