Popieram

Popieram is the first-person singular present tense form of the Polish verb popierać, meaning to support, endorse, or advocate. It is used to express agreement with a person, idea, policy, or action and appears in everyday speech as well as formal contexts, including online discussions, petitions, and political discourse. The form signals a current stance or active backing of something.

In usage, popieram typically governs a direct object in the accusative: Popieram ten projekt. Popieram twoje stanowisko. It can also introduce a broader commitment: Popieram to, co powiedziałeś, i będę działać w tej sprawie. The verb is commonly contrasted with wspierać, which can carry a broader sense of providing assistance beyond endorsement.

Conjugation and grammar: Popieram, popierasz, popiera, popieramy, popieracie, popierają. It is an imperfective verb, used for ongoing or general support rather than a completed action. The negative form is nie popieram. Like other Polish verbs, its form changes with person and number, while the infinitive remains popierać.

Related terms include popierać (to support/endorse), wspierać (to support more generally, including non-endorsement forms such as assistance), and sprzyjać (to be favorable to). In contemporary Polish, popieram commonly appears in political, social, and civic contexts, as well as in everyday expressions of personal agreement. Examples: Popieram tę inicjatywę. Popieram Twoje zdanie. Popieram działania na rzecz ochrony środowiska.