Kwalifikuj

Kwalifikuj is the second-person singular imperative form of the Polish verb kwalifikować, meaning to qualify. The term is used in diverse contexts such as sports, education, employment and administrative procedures to indicate that a person, project, or item meets the required criteria or has reached a necessary stage.

Two main senses are common. First, to become eligible to participate in a program or event (to qualify for a competition, funding or admission). Second, to assign a qualification, status or category to something after evaluation (to qualify a candidate or a project). The related noun kwalifikacja denotes qualification or eligibility, and adjectives such as kwalifikowalny mean eligible. The verb zakwalifikować refers to the act of qualifying someone or something, often implying a selection or classification step.

Origins and form: kwalifikować is a Polish verb formed with the productive -ować suffix and is a loanword from foreign languages, typically linked to English qualify or German qualifizieren. The noun kwalifikacja is used for both the status (eligibility) and the process (the act of qualifying).

Usage notes: In practice, kwalifikuj is used as a directive to tell someone to undertake steps to meet criteria or to reach a qualifying stage. In written Polish, both kwalifikować (to qualify) and zakwalifikować (to qualify someone or something, often after evaluation) are common, with nuanced differences in meaning depending on context.

Examples: Zawodnik musi zakwalifikować się do finału. Firma zakwalifikowała projekt do dofinansowania. Kwalifikuj się do programu, jeśli spełniasz kryteria.