Cierpimy

Cierpimy is a Polish verb form derived from cierpieć (to suffer). It is the present-tense first-person plural form, used with the subject my, and translates as "we suffer" or "we are suffering." In standard usage, the future tense is typically expressed with a periphrastic construction, e.g., będziemy cierpieć ("we will suffer").

As a member of the imperfective aspect, cierpimy denotes an ongoing or repeated action and can carry nuance of endurance or tolerance in the face of hardship rather than a completed event. The verb cierpieć has related forms: ja cierpię (I suffer), cierpisz (you suffer), cierpi (he/she/it suffers), my cierpimy (we suffer), wy cierpicie (you pl suffer), oni cierpią (they suffer). The noun cierpienie (suffering) and the participle cierpiący (suffering person) derive from the same root.

In usage, cierpimy appears in everyday speech and literature to describe personal or collective hardship, with figurative senses such as enduring long processes, social or political adversity, or moral trials. It is neutral in tone and often found in descriptive or analytical contexts, rather than as an exclamatory or emotional intensifier.