ów its meaning

i have come across this word' ów ' how does it relate to its other words of the same meaning.

chaza

It is an emphatic demonstrative pronoun meaning that. However it is on the lofty side, perhaps a bit archaic and rarely encountered in colloquial specch.

Eg: Pamiętam ów dzień, kiedy...( I rememebr that day, when...)

ów, owa, owo
ten, ta, to

owi, owe
ci, te

only in phrases like - to i owo, tego i owego (this and that), tu i ówdzie - (here and there)

so ill ignore it then as it doesnt really matter.

chaza

It's usually used in orthography tests as they are only few words beginning whit "ó" :D
There is also the word "ówczesny" :D

Merged thread:
confusion with the use of ow

what is the correct usage for the word ów, i understand it means 'that' but then so does źe.
guidance please.

chaza

I misunderstood you so I have to edit my post.
The word "ów" is old-fashioned and reraly used in the present. You can use "ów" when you don't want to repeat yourself ans say all the time ...ze...ze...ze and when you want to sound more eloquent.

No! 'Ów' can be used in meaning 'that one', and it doesn't mean 'że'!!!
E.g.:

That man was looking at me:
Tamten człowiek patrzył na mnie.
or
Ów człowiek patrzył na mnie (that man (the one I was mentioning earlier) was looking at me)

BUT:

He said that he comes tomorrow.
Powiedział, że przyjdzie jutro.
BUT NEVER: !!!!!! Powiedział, ów przyjdzie jutro. !!!!!!! IT'S WRONG!!!!!!

Cinek

Yes,I don't know why I did this mistake.Maybe I was tired?Anyway-great catch Cinek :D

Better to use ten, ta, to.