Buduj

Buduj is the second-person singular imperative form of the Polish verb budować, meaning to build or construct. It is used to give a direct instruction to a single person in informal speech, urging them to perform an act of construction, creation, or development. The form appears in everyday language, instructional contexts, and various exhortations, including technical or project-related commands such as buduj projekt.

Etymology and related forms: budować derives from a Slavic root linked to building and creation, a family that also includes words like budowa (construction), budynek (building), and budowlany (construction-related). In addition to buduj, related imperative forms are budujcie (you all build) and budujmy (let's build). The negative imperative is nie buduj. The present participle is budujący, and the verbal noun budowa denotes the act or process of building. The perfective counterpart is zbudować, whose imperative 2sg is zbuduj.

Usage notes: In Polish, imperatives reflect number and formality. Buduj is informal singular. It can be used literally to command physical construction or metaphorically to encourage development or creation, such as buduj plan or buduj relacje. In written or formal contexts, different forms may be preferred (for example, budujcie in address to multiple people).

Examples: Buduj dom według planu. Buduj, a nie zwlekaj. In computing or software contexts, buduj can appear in build-related phrases, sometimes in informal documentation or scripts, though zbuduj or innych variant may be chosen depending on aspect and register.