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  What it means

  Literally “to receive something into one’s knowledge,” this phrase means to acknowledge or take note of a fact — often one that is unwelcome or inconvenient. It implies accepting information without necessarily agreeing with or approving of it.

  Vocabulary

  • przyjmować — to receive, to accept (imperfective verb)
  • do wiadomości — to one's knowledge, for one's information
  • wiadomość — knowledge, information, piece of news

  Grammar note

  The phrase uses the genitive after the preposition do: wiadomość → wiadomości. The verb przyjmować takes an accusative object (coś do wiadomości).

  Cultural context

  Common in formal and bureaucratic contexts — teachers, officials, and parents use it when delivering news they expect to be noted rather than argued with.

  Intermediate

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