Niesienie

Niesienie is a Polish noun formed from the verb nieść and denotes the act or process of carrying or bearing something. It can refer to physical carrying, such as transporting a load or supporting an object with the body, as well as to figurative bearing, for example the burden of duties or obligations, though in many contexts related verbs such as ponosić or brać na siebie are also used.

Etymology and form: niesienie derives from nieść with the nominalizing suffix -enie. It is closely related to related forms such as noszenie (wearing or carrying as a habitual action) and nieść is the common verb from which the concept originates. The term belongs to standard Polish and is found in dictionaries and formal prose.

Usage and nuance: niesienie emphasizes the act or process of carrying rather than the state of having carried something. In everyday language it is more likely to appear in literary or technical contexts, or when describing forces, burdens, or responsibilities in a formal register. Colloquially, phrases may prefer more specific constructions, such as dźwiganie (lifting) for physical effort or ponoszenie odpowiedzialności for shouldering responsibility.

See also: nieść, noszenie, dźwiganie, ciężar, odpowiedzialność.