Odcinamy

Odcinamy is a form of the Polish verb odcinać, meaning “we cut off” or “we detach.” It is the present tense, first-person plural, imperfective aspect and is typically used with a direct object or with a reflexive pronoun in figurative contexts.

Etymology and grammar: the verb odcinać is derived from the prefix od- combined with the imperfective root ciąć/cinać, conveying separation or removal. The corresponding tenses use standard Polish conjugation patterns for imperfective, transitive verbs. The past tense would be odcięliśmy (masculine) or odcięłyśmy (feminine), and the infinitive is odciąć, the perfective counterpart of odcinać.

Usage: odcinamy describes an action of severing or disconnecting a supply, link, or connection in the present. Common literal uses include odcinamy dopływ prądu (we cut off the power supply) or odcinamy dopływ wody (we cut off the water supply). In figurative language, it can refer to severing ties or distancing oneself, as in odcinamy się od przeszłości (we detach ourselves from the past) or odcinamy możliwość kontaktu (we cut off the possibility of contact). In technical or operational contexts, the term may appear in instructions or reports describing a controlled disconnection.

Other forms: the verb has related forms such as odciąć (to cut off, perfective), odcięcie (disconnection, amputation in medical contexts), and odcinanie (the act of cutting off or detaching).

See also: odcinać, odciąć, odcięcie. The expression is used across everyday speech and journalism to denote purposeful separation, whether literal (removing a supply) or metaphorical (ending involvement).