Choruje

Choruje is a Polish verb form meaning to be ill or to suffer from an illness. It is the third-person singular present indicative of the verb chorować, and it is commonly used to report someone’s current health status. In everyday speech it appears in sentences like "On choruje od trzech dni" or "Choruje na grypę," where the preposition na introduces the disease.

In terms of grammar, chorować is a regular imperfective verb. Its present tense forms are: ja choruję, ty chorujesz, on/ona/ono choruje, my chorujemy, wy chorujecie, oni/one chorują. The past tense forms are chorowałem/chorowałam/chorowało (masculine/feminine/neuter singular) and chorowali/chorowały (plural). The movable stress and spelling reflect typical Polish verb patterns, and choruje itself is the standard third-person singular form used in narrative and reporting.

Etymology traces chorować to the Polish adjective chory, meaning sick, with the productive suffix -ować that forms verbs denoting an action or process. The root ch- is linked to illness across several Slavic languages, yielding related terms in neighboring languages.

Usage notes: Choruje is primarily used to describe medical or health-related states. It can appear in medical records, journalism, and personal communication. While it often combines with disease names using na (e.g., choruje na grypę), it can also stand alone in contexts where the subject’s illness is already understood.

See also: Polish language, chorować, chory, illness in language.