Tom obwinia Mary o wszystko. (Sentence Note & Question)

Sentence Discussions Polish
#1
  • obwinić -nię -nisz (pf), (impf) obwiniać = to accuse, blame. ~ się recriminate (make counter accusations)
  • winić -nię -nisz (impf), (pf) uwinić or zawinić = to blame, implicate
#2

Some advice please … I’ve seen ‘winić’ used many times on CM but this is the first time I’ve encountered ‘obwinić’. What’s the difference, if any? Thanks!

#3

“Obwiniać” would also be translated as “to blame” (just like “winić”, the default verb), but its connonations are even more negative/intensive than those of “winić”. It pretty much means “to put all the blame on someone”, or “to blame someone in a nagging way”.

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