Odprowadzam

Odprowadzam is the first-person singular present tense form of the Polish verb odprowadzać. The base verb, odprowadzać, means to lead away, escort, or to direct someone to a destination; in technical contexts it can also mean to discharge or divert liquids. The exact sense depends on the object and construction used with the verb.

Etymology and meaning. The word combines the prefix od- (away) with prowadzać (to lead). This highlights movement away from the current location or toward a designated place. Distinct usages range from personal, social actions to infrastructural processes: accompanying someone to a place, seeing them off, or directing flow of liquids.

Common usages. In everyday speech, odprowadzam is used for actions like escorting someone to a destination or ensuring safe arrival, e.g., odprowadzam dziecko do szkoły (I accompany/see off the child to school) or odprowadzam go na dworzec (I take him to the station). In phrases with doors or departures, it can convey guiding someone to the exit or to a vehicle. In technical or municipal contexts, odprowadzać can mean to discharge or divert liquids, as in odprowadzanie ścieków (drainage of sewage) or odprowadzanie wody (draining water).

Grammatical notes. Odprowadzam is imperfective, used for actions occurring repeatedly or habitually. The perfective counterpart is odprowadzić, whose forms describe a completed action (e.g., odprowadzę, odprowadzasz, odprowadza). The noun forms include odprowadzanie (the act of leading away, escorting) and odprowadzenie (the completion of that act) used in more formal or technical writing.

See also: odprowadzać, odprowadzanie, odprowadzenie.