Obiecuj

Obiecuj is not a standard form in modern Polish dictionaries. In most contexts it appears as a misspelling or a nonstandard dialectal variant related to the verb family of “to promise.” The Polish language typically uses other imperative forms for the verbs that mean “to promise.”

In standard Polish, the two principal verbs meaning to promise are obiecać (perfective) and obietować or obietowywać (imperfective). Their common imperative forms are different: for obiecać, the second-person singular is obiecaj and the plural is obiecajcie; for obietować, the usual form is obietuj (singular) and obietujcie (plural). The form obiecuj would be atypical and is not listed as a standard imperative in contemporary reference works.

Usage notes: If you encounter “obiecuj” in text, it is typically a spelling error or a reflection of regional speech. In formal writing, corrected forms such as obiecaj or obietuj (depending on the intended verb) should be used. The root idea across related words is a commitment or promise, as seen in obietnica (promise) and the related verbs.

Examples:

- Correct standard: Obiecaj mu, że przyjdziesz. (Promise him that you will come.)

- Alternative imperfective: Obietuj mu, że będziesz dążyć do celu. (Using the imperfective verb obietować in imperative form, though obietuj is the standard form.)

Etymology and related terms: Obiecuj is linked to the noun obietnica and to the verbs obiecać and obietować, which share the semantic core of promising or pledging. See also obiecać, obietować, obietnica.