Rozszerzajcie

Rozszerzajcie is a Polish verb form functioning as the second-person plural imperative of the verb rozszerzać, meaning to extend, broaden, or widen. It is used when addressing a group and asking them to perform the action of expanding something’s scope, range, or extent. The form signals an instruction or request aimed at multiple people and can express ongoing or general action in Polish.

Morphology and formation: Rozszerzajcie is built from the stem rozszerz- of rozszerzać and the imperative ending -ajcie, which marks the second-person plural in many -ać verbs. It represents the standard 2pl imperative in formal and informal group contexts. Other related imperative forms from the same verb include rozszerzajmy (1st person plural) and rozszerzaj (2nd person singular).

Usage: The form appears in instructional, administrative, academic, and collaborative texts when a group is urged to act collectively. Examples include guidelines, policy documents, or group discussions: Rozszerzajcie zakres badań o dodatkowe źródła. Rozszerzajcie listę wymagań w projekcie.

Etymology and related forms: Rozszerzajcie derives from rozszerzać, which itself comes from prefix roz- with the root szer- (to spread) and the intermediate form získany through grammatical derivation of Polish -ać verbs. The voice and mood indicate a direct command to a group.

See also: Rozszerzajmy (we should expand), Rozszerzaj (2nd person singular imperative), Rozszerzać (to extend).