Pogarszam

Pogarszam is a Polish verb meaning “I worsen” or “I make worse.” It is the first-person singular present tense form of the imperfective verb pogarszać, which denotes a continuous or repeated action of making something worse. The word is formed with the prefix po- added to the stem pogarsz- and follows the regular conjugation pattern of -ać verbs in Polish: pogarszam, pogarszasz, pogarsza, pogarszamy, pogarszacie, pogarszają.

In usage, pogarszam describes actions that directly cause deterioration of a condition, situation, or state. It is commonly employed in discussions of politics, economics, health, and the environment to express that certain actions or decisions are worsening outcomes. For example: "Złe decyzje pogarszają sytuację budżetu" (Bad decisions worsen the budget situation). The imperfective aspect signals that the action can be ongoing or repeated, whereas the perfective form pogorszyć expresses a completed worsening, as in "pogorszyć stan" (to worsen the condition).

Pogarszam can also appear in non-agentive constructions with other tenses to describe changes over time, such as "Sytuacja pogarsza się" (the situation is getting worse), where the subject is not performing the action directly but experiencing its effects.

Related terms include pogarszać (to worsen, imperfective) and pogorszyć (to worsen, perfective). The verb is productive in standard Polish and is widely understood in contemporary usage.