Ways to say it
| Polish | Note |
|---|---|
| kłaść się do łóżka | imperfective |
| położyć się do łóżka | perfective |
The phrase is used to describe the act of lying down to sleep. You may also use the common alternative iść spać, which means 'to go to sleep' or 'to go to bed'.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase kłaść się do łóżka literally means 'to lay oneself into bed'.
Which one should you use?
The imperfective form kłaść się do łóżka is used when describing the ongoing process or a habitual action of going to bed. In contrast, the perfective form położyć się do łóżka is used to describe the completed action of going to bed.
How does it change in a sentence?
For the first-person singular present tense of the imperfective form, use kładę się do łóżka to mean 'I am going to bed'. To say 'I went to bed' in the masculine singular past tense, use położyłem się do łóżka. For the feminine singular past tense, use położyłam się do łóżka.
Did you know?
- The word łóżko for 'bed' is related to the word łożysko, which means 'bearing' or 'socket' in mechanical engineering.
- The root of kłaść is shared with the word kładka, which refers to a small footbridge or a portable bridge.
- The particle się is highly mobile in a sentence and can move to different positions, unlike the English 'myself' which stays fixed in place.
Examples in context
- Pójdź do łóżka. Jutro czekają cię wielkie rzeczy.Go to bed. Tomorrow, great things await you.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “go to bed” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.