Odcina

Odčina is a Polish verb form, specifically the third-person singular present tense of odcinać, meaning to cut off, detach, or sever. As a finite verb form, odcina is used to describe a current action performed by he, she, or it, and it appears in sentences such as On odcina gałęź or On odcina dopływ wody.

Grammar and usage

Odcinać is a transitive imperfective verb. In the present tense, its forms include: odcinam (I cut off), odcznasz (you cut off), odcina (he/she/it cuts off), odcinamy, odcinacie, odcinają. The verb can denote physical removal (cutting off a branch), detaching a connection (disconnecting power or water supply), or figurative interruption (cutting someone off in a conversation). It often appears in everyday speech as well as technical or legal contexts where cessation or severing is intended.

Related forms and terminology

Cognate nouns include odcięcie (the act of cutting off, disconnection) and odcięty (cut off, detached), which derive from the same root. The reflexive form odcinać się conveys detachment or withdrawal by the subject. The prefix od- indicates removal or separation, a common pattern in Polish verbs describing cessation or separation.

See also

Odcięcie, odciąć, odcinanie, odcinać się.

Notes

Odčina should be understood as a grammatical form rather than a standalone lexical entry. Its meaning depends on the object and context, and it is one of several present-tense forms used to express ongoing actions of removing or severing.