Stosujemy

Stosujemy is the first-person plural present tense form of the Polish verb stosować, meaning to use or to apply. It is used to indicate that the speaker and others are currently using or applying something, often a method, procedure, tool, or rule. In contrast, stosuję denotes “I use,” and stosują means “they use.” The form stosujemy thus marks collective action and is common in both everyday speech and formal writing.

Grammatically, stosować is an imperfective, transitively active verb of the -ować class. Its present tense conjugation typical for this group is: ja stosuję, ty stosujesz, on/ona/ono stosuje, my stosujemy, wy stosujecie, oni stosują. The present tense expresses ongoing, habitual, or general use rather than a one-time event. The related noun is stosowanie, meaning the act of applying or usage, and the related verb z stosować or zastosować conveys more specific, completed application.

Usage and nuance: stosujemy is frequently used to describe methodological choices, practical actions, or policy implementations. Examples include: “Stosujemy nową procedurę kontroli jakości” (We are applying a new quality control procedure) and “Stosujemy zasady ostrożności” (We adhere to/We apply the principles of caution). It can be replaced by synonyms like używamy or wykorzystujemy depending on context, though stosujemy emphasizes the act of applying a method rather than merely possessing a tool.

See also: zastosować, stosować, używać, wykorzystywać.