Reaguje

Reaguje is the third-person singular present tense form of the Polish verb reagować, which means to react or to respond. The infinitive is reagować, and the imperfective aspect expresses ongoing, habitual, or general reaction, while the perfective counterpart is zareagować, used for a single, completed act of reacting. The present indicative forms are: ja reaguję, ty reagujesz, on/ona/ono reaguje; my reagujemy; wy reagujecie; oni reagują.

Usage and meaning: In everyday language, reagować describes how a person, animal, or system responds to stimuli, statements, or events. In scientific contexts it is used for chemical reactions and biological responses. The term covers instantaneous responses as well as longer-term adjustments to new information or conditions. Example sentences include: Organizm reaguje na bodźce szybko; Związek reaguje z wodą w warunkach normalnych.

Morphology and related forms: The noun reaction is reakcja. Related verbs include reagować (to react) and the perfective zareagować (to react, to respond in a single act). The distinction between imperfective reagować and perfective zareagować is important for expressing whether the reacting event is viewed as ongoing or completed.

Etymology: The Polish verb is cognate with West European equivalents such as French réagir and German reagieren, and is generally traced to Latin elements re- (again, back) and agere (to act), reflecting the idea of acting in response.