reporting verbs

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oskarżać kogoś
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to accuse sb of (doing)
He accused me of breaking the vase
przyznać się
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to admit to (doing)
He admitted to lying to her
przepraszać
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to apologise for (doing)
He apologised for upsetting me
chwalić się
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to boast about (doing)
He boasted about being better than me
narzekać
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to complain about (doing)
He complained to me about my never cleaning my room
przyznawać się
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to confess to doing sth
She confessed to crashing her car
zaprzeczać
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to deny (doing)
He denied stealing my wallet
nalegać
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to insist on (doing)
He insisted on my wearing warm clothes
sugerować
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to suggest (doing)
He suggested going to the cinema
ostrzegać
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to warn against (doing)
He warned me against touching it
sprzeciwiać się
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to object to (doing)
She objected to answering my question
zgadzać się
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to agree to
He agreed to come with me
żądać
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to demand to
He demanded to be told everything
oferować
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to offer to
He offered to carry it
obiecywać
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to promise to
He promised to study more
odmawiać
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to refuse to
He refused to come with me
grozić
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to threaten to
He threatened to punish me if I didn't behave myself
twierdzić
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to claim to
He claimed to have heard her say that
doradzać
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to advise sb to
He advised me to take a coat
zezwalać
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to allow sb to
He allowed me to use his phone
prosić
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to ask sb to
He asked me to put it away
błagać
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to beg sb to
He begged me to wait for him
rozkazywać (np. w wojsku)
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to command sb to
He commanded the soldiers to fire
zachęcać
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to encourage sb to
He encouraged me to call her
zabraniać
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to forbid sb to
He forbade me to eat sweets
instruować
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to instruct sb to
He instructed me to insert my card and wait for the instruction to appear
zapraszać
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to invite sb to
He invited me to go to his house
razkazywać
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to order sb to
He ordered me to stop talking
zezwalać
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to permit sb to
He permitted me to speak
przypominać
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to remind sb to
He reminded me to pay the bill
nakłaniać
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to urge sb to
He urged me to finish my work
ostrzegać
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to warn sb to
He warned me not to touch the switch
chcieć
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to want sb to
He wanted me to study harder

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