Pracuje

Pracuje is a Polish verb form that represents the third person singular present tense of the verb pracować, meaning to work. The infinitive is pracować, and present-tense forms are used to describe ongoing, habitual, or general actions. The form pracuje corresponds to he, she, or it in subject position.

Conjugation in the present tense follows the standard pattern for -ować verbs. The forms are: ja pracuję, ty pracujesz, on/ona/ono pracuje, my pracujemy, wy pracujecie, oni/one pracują. The first-person form uses the diacritic ę, and the endings differ by person as shown.

Pracować is an imperfective verb, so the present tense can describe actions taking place now, repeated actions, or general statements about work. To express a completed action in the past, Polish uses past tense forms such as pracowałem, pracowała, or other gender- and number-specific forms. Future actions can be indicated with future constructions, for example będę pracować (I will work), or by using a perfective alternative when a completed result is emphasized.

Common usage includes describing employment, ongoing projects, or work-related activities. For example: On pracuje w banku. (He works at a bank.) Ona pracuje nad projektem. (She is working on a project.) Firma zatrudnia ludzi, którzy pracują ciężko. (The company employs people who work hard.)

See also: related noun praca (work), employment terms, and other forms of the verb pracować.