Odradzimy

Odradzimy is the first-person plural future indicative form of the Polish verb odradzić, meaning to dissuade or discourage. The form signals that the speaker and others will discourage someone from doing something. It is used in advisory or persuasive contexts, often when presenting a plan to warn or advise against a course of action.

Etymology and grammar: odradzić is a perfective verb built with the prefix od- attached to radzić (to advise). As a perfective verb, odradzić forms a simple future with the ending -imy in the first person plural: odradzimy. The related imperfective counterpart is odradzać, whose future is typically expressed with compound forms (e.g., będziemy odradzać). The construction commonly uses a person in the dative to indicate who is being dissuaded, and the action or thing to be avoided follows in a direct object position (often with the preposition od or a related noun phrase).

Usage and nuance: odradzić carries a stronger sense of a decisive recommendation against a course of action compared with softer verbs like zniechęcać or odradzać in everyday speech. It is appropriate in formal or carefully stated advice, policy discussions, and written guidance. Synonyms include zniechęcać and odradzać, though odradzić implies a more direct discouragement.

Examples:

- Odradzimy mu udział w tej wyprawie.

- Odradzimy wam podejmowanie tak ryzykownego kroku.

See also: odradzać, zniechęcać, odradzanie.