Obraca

Obraca is the third-person singular present indicative form of the Polish imperfective verb obracać, which means to turn or rotate. The infinitive is obracać, and the corresponding perfective form is obrócić. Obraca is used with a subject performing the turning action and follows regular Polish conjugation: ja obracam, ty obracasz, on/ona obraca, my obracamy, wy obracacie, oni/one obracają.

Obracać się is the reflexive form, meaning to turn oneself or to turn toward something. For example, ona obraca się w stronę okna means she turns toward the window. The reflexive variant frequently describes direction or orientation in space, as well as embodied actions.

Common literal uses describe turning objects: on obraca klucz w zamku (he turns the key in the lock). In figurative or spatial sense, obraca can describe changing a position or orientation, although more idiomatic Polish often employs related expressions such as obrócić się or zwrócić uwagę to convey shifts in focus or stance.

Grammatical notes: the imperfective aspect of obracać expresses ongoing or repeated turning actions, while the perfective counterpart obrócić denotes a completed turning action, typically with explicit time framing like future or past contexts (for example, Obrócę klucz in a future sense, or obrócił klucz as a past event). Obraca is a standard form encountered in everyday Polish, in writing, and in instruction involving manual actions or spatial orientation.