Detektuj

Detektuj is the second-person singular imperative form of the Polish verb detektować, which means to detect, discover, or identify something. It is used to instruct someone to perform the action of detecting, often in technical, investigative, or instructional contexts. As a loanword adapted into Polish, detektować is associated with terms like detekcja (detection) and shares linguistic roots with the English detect and related European equivalents such as detektieren in German.

Morphology and forms related to detektuj include the infinitive detektować and the present tense conjugation: ja detektuję, ty detektujesz, on/ona/ono detektuje, my detektujemy, wy detektujecie, oni/one detekują. The imperative forms are detektuj (singular) and detektujcie (plural). In formal or polite communication, speakers more often avoid the direct imperative and use constructions such as niech Pan/Pani detektuje or proszę detektować, depending on the context.

Usage context is primarily practical and technical. Detektuj appears in manuals, software testing, security auditing, forensics, and investigative reporting when giving direct commands or guidance to perform detection tasks. It is less common in formal written Polish, where more courteous formulations are preferred.

See also: detektować, detekcja, detektor. Etymologically, detektuj reflects the broader family of detect-related terms in Polish, borrowed and adapted from other European languages, and names of processes and tools associated with finding or uncovering information.